


However later in " Pups and the Stinky Bubble Trouble", he had no problem posing with a crocodile for a photo.

" Pups Save the Critters" also implies that he may be afraid of crocodiles, as he looked nervous around Jenny and the reptiles.Even though his fear was not revealed in " Pups Save a Toof", he is afraid of ghosts as seen in " Pups and the Ghost Pirate".There's a restaurant in the UK with the same name may have as well.He may have been named after a beach in Malibu, California.His name is often mistaken for an online game with the same name, Zuma.Zuma has been called into action (either a first response or backup) 134 times.Zuma has been called for backup 52 times.Zuma has been first called for a mission 82 times.In the earlier episodes of the UK dub, he spoke with a lateral lisp due to Samuel Woodward lacking his front teeth.He has since lost the impediment when Carter Thorne took over as voice actor. when he says " Ryder", " Rocky" or "Rubble", it sounds like "Wyder," "Wocky," or "Wubble," respectively, similar to the Looney Tunes character, Elmer Fudd). His impediment can most fluently be heard whenever he says something that starts with an "R" (i.e. In the first three seasons of the show Zuma had a speech impediment (possibly rhotacism).Zuma is the second pup to take place of another pup in a mission, as seen in " Pups Save a Super Pup".Zuma likely has a great lung capacity, evidenced by his rescue in " Pups Save a Walrus" (he had to give Wally his rebreather for an extended period of time underwater).Zuma is shown to be an expert kite-surfer.For example, in " Pups Save a Goodway", he turns on his flashlight in the dive. Zuma is the only pup who has a pup pack that doesn't need sound recognition to respond.Though, his Season 6 voice actor, Shayle Simons, also voices the Australian Leo Chockers from Let's Go Luna (the other is Carlos's voice in late Season 3).

In the Brazilian dub of PAW Patrol, like Marshall, Zuma is referred to as a female pup when Thamires Oliveira voices him in Season 1 (and some episodes in Season 2) before his role is taken over by Yago Contatori, who later redubbed Thamires Oliveira's lines. This happens for example in Polish version where Zuma is referred with feminine forms. In some countries his gender was swapped judging for example by using feminine verb or adjective form and feminine pronoun when referring to Zuma.
