Animal
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| Homeworld | Earth |
| Average Height | Varies depending on species |
| Diet | Varies depending on species |
There are a variety of animals seen through out the series. The two most recurring animal characters are Puar and Oolong. In the series, it is not unusual to see anthropomorphic animals living among humans as city residents. The most significant anthropomorphic animals in Dragon Ball include Captain Yellow, a high-ranking member of the Red Ribbon Army who is a tiger, Korin, a cat deity who lives atop Korin Tower, and King Furry, the King of the Earth, who is a dog. Some animals are capable of speaking human dialect without even being anthropomorphic, such as the dolphin who gives Goku and Chi-Chi directions to Master Roshi's house in the chapter "In Search of Kame-Sen'nin". Man-Wolf is part animal as well as part human and he's one of the eight finalists of the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament.
In Dr. Slump and the original Dragon Ball, humanoid animals were very common, but they don't appear as much in Dragon Ball Z. This is likely due to the more serious tone the series began taking.
[edit] List of Animal Species
[edit] Alligator
Alligators are reptiles that usually eat meat. An Unnamed talking Alligator is shown sunbathing at Kame House when Emperor Pilaf pulls a knife on him asking where Master Roshi is. Pilaf himself keeps several alligators at his palace while he is threating Mai in "The Dragon Balls are Stolen!". Another alligator kills two of Colonel Violet's men after she throws them overboard so that she can escape with her Dragon Ball. Later, yet another alligator is seen trying to attack Gohan during his survival training under Piccolo. In addition, alligators appear as a common enemy on the Tropical Islands stage in Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II.
[edit] Bat
Bats first appeared in "The Dragon Balls are Stolen!", inside of Pilaf's Castle. Fangs the Vampire has the vampiric abilities to turn into a bat.
In Dragon Ball Z, a bat appears in "Gohan's Metamorphosis".
[edit] Bear
Bears are big furry creatures that usually eat meat. The first time bears are seen is when a unnamed Bear Thief tries to attack Goku so he can eat Turtle. A faction that consists of Bear Thiefs called the Kuma Mercenary Clan (Kuma means bear in japanese) exists in the game Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II. At the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament, Krillin defeats a British Karate Bear (Fighter 97) in the ring. An unnamed Bear working for the Red Ribbon Army can be seen several times in the command room of the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters talking to Commander Red. A random bear dressed in snow wear is shown in the background with all the residents of Jingle Village when Goku departed to continue his journey. At the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament a black bear with a british accent is shown talking to a tiger which the tiger responds by saying he didn't get a single thing he said. Another bear is the commander of the Royal Military Army, who can speak fluently. A bear, who looks almost identical to the Bear Thief, is the captain of a crew of pirates seen in "Tien's Atonement".
Bears also appear in Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy.
[edit] Bird
Lots of birds appear in the series, notably Ostrich Chicken and Chuu Lee's pet called Pippi. Pippi ran away causing Chuu Lee to wait for it. Pippi is female in the Japanese version but male in the English dub. There is another unnamed bird in the series that appears in the very first episode; Gohan is looking at it on a log, but it flies away, and the log spills into a river, sending Gohan flying off a waterfall for Goku to save him.
Master Roshi owned an Immortal Phoenix unseen during the series because the bird ironically died from being fed "tainted bird seed" prior to the events of Dragon Ball. Crows also appear in the cave Master Roshi, Tien Shinhan and Chiaotzu explored while searching the Dragon Balls during the King Piccolo Saga. The Hikui Bird is a rare and near extinct bird that dwells in volcanoes and appears in the episode "The Fire-Eater".
In Dragon Ball Z, a giant eagle attacked Gohan while he was in the desert. Birds also appear with Android 16, and a large beak bird appears after Piccolo and Krillin were turned into stone by Dabura.
[edit] Bison
Bisons appears Dragon Ball in the movie Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle, as well as in the "Pilaf and the Mystery Force" episode of the Red Ribbon Army Saga.
[edit] Boar
InoShikaCho is a strange boar that was raised by Master Shen. Another huge wild boar chases Chi-Chi in "Goku's Ordeal". Finally, a boar-like demon called Lord Yao appears in Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy.
[edit] Camel
After Arale Norimaki sends General Blue flying into the air, he lands in an Egypt-like land where he is seen riding on a camel. Camels also appear in the city where Mercenary Tao forced a tailor to make a new copy of his uniform for free.
[edit] Cat
Cats (Neko in Japanese) are feline creatures who like to eat fish. Korin is a major character in the cat race. In the fillers of Dragon Ball, Commander Red has a pet cat, which he frequently used to attack the Red Ribbon Army personnel entering his office to test their reflexes, such as Colonel Silver. It is also implied that any soldier who fails to effectively evade the cat (such as one soldier who allegedly lost an eye due to not reacting quick enough) is executed. Dr. Brief has a black cat named Scratch that is frequently seen on his shoulder. Mr. Popo owns a cat that looks very similar to Puar, as it is seen in the filler episode "Quicker than Lightning".
In a spin off parody series by Akira Toriyama called Neko Majin, Neko Majin, the main character to it, is an anthropomorchic cat. Puar is considered by Toriyama to be a mix between a cat and a rabbit.
[edit] Crab
Crabs are shown to live at Kame House, one most notably is seen playing rock-paper-scissors with the young Gohan, and later blows bubbles at him after losing. A giant crab appears on Namek in "Destination: Guru". Crabs also appear as enemies at Mount Paozu in the video game Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku.
[edit] Deer
Deer are seen living at Mount Paozu in "The Secret of the Dragon Balls" as well as in "Goku's Alive!!".
[edit] Dog
Both regular and anthropomorphic dogs exist in Dragon World. An anthropomorphic dog is the Chairman to the World Martial Arts Tournament. The king of Earth, King Furry is an anthropomorphic dog as well. A non anthropomorphic dog is Bee, the dog that was saved and adopted by Mr. Satan and Majin Buu. The specific type of dog Bee is would be a Labrador Retriever. Shu is also shown to have a Dog Police that were used to hunt down Goku and the others after they ruined Pilaf's wish.
A dog-like creature serves as a pet for Lord Jaguar in Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly.
[edit] Dolphin
Dolphin appeared on the episode "The Ox King on Fire Mountain" when Goku and Chi Chi were looking for directions and the Dolphins said keep going straight!
[edit] Donkey
Donkeys appear in "Gohan's Hidden Powers".
[edit] Eel
A Giant Electric Eel that lives in the Pirate Cave. The creature was killed by General Blue.
[edit] Fish
Fish are shone through out the series. In the Dragon ball games for gameboy you are able to catch fish in the games. There are 3 different types of fish you can catch big fish, small fish, and red snappers. in the games if you give korin fish he'll give you money or Holy Water. One notable type of fish is the Giant Fish.
[edit] Fox
A Fox has only appeared as an anthropomorphic animal in the Dragon World. Emperor Pilaf's minion Shu is the most recurring character of the species. Donbe and his girlfriend Kitsuneko from Dr. Slump are foxes as well. Goku met a green fox named Konkichi while on his way to the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament. Gohan also met two orphans who are foxes named Jinku and Yordon.
[edit] Frog
A frog is first seen in the Dragon Ball episode "Look out for Launch". Lots of frog live on planet Namek. Captain Ginyu was transformed into a frog when Goku tossed a Namekian Frog within the trajectory of his Body Change technique.
[edit] Gorilla
Gorillas are seen in both normal and anthropomorphic forms. An anthropomorphic gorilla wearing boxing gloves can be seen in Krillin's daydream about the World Martial Arts Tournament. An Unnamed Gorilla that appeared in Dr. Slump can be seen in the table of contents of the first volume of the Dragon Ball manga. King Kai has a pet Gorilla named Bubbles. The Great Ape form saiyans take are based off this animal.
[edit] Horse
A lot of horses appear in the series. A demon is seen on a horse at the beginning of Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle. In "Goku Goes to Demon Land", the king and his knights are seen riding horses while escorting Goku to the Demon Realm Gate. A horse is seen in front of the house of the fighter Tien injured by past in "Tien's Atonement". During the King Piccolo Saga, one horse was the victim of Tambourine's Ki Blast.
Living Deads are seen riding horses at the beginning of the movie Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn.
[edit] Insect
Bees, butterflies and beatles are among insects that appear in the series. During one of their training excercise in Dragon Ball, Goku and Krillin were tied up with rope to a tree and had to dodge a swarm of bees. A single bee appears on Kami's Lookout and disturbs Goku's meditation in "Quicker than Lightning". In "The Emperor's Quest", Goku caught a centipede for dinner. During a filler in "Korin Tower", when Goku opens a jar in Korin Tower, a giant centipede comes out and grabs him. In Dragon Ball GT, giant centipedes live on the desert planet Rudeeze, a planet where a Black Star Dragon Ball is located by Giru in the episode "Beginning of the End".
Butterflies lives in Mr Popo's ancient butterfly garden on Kami's Lookout as it can be seen in "Quicker than Lightning". Butterflies are also seen at Mount Paozu in "The Secret of the Dragon Ball". In the first episode of Dragon Ball Z, "The New Threat", Gohan sees a beautiful blue and black butterfly land on the tree stump in the woods and chases after it. Another butterfly is seen in the Dragon Ball Z episode, "The World's Strongest Team". Beetles are seen in the Dragon Ball episode "Tien Shinhan vs. Mercenary Tao". In Dragon Ball Z, Goten is also seen catching a beetle during his training period with Gohan.
King Kai owns a cricket pet called Gregory that only appears in the Dragon Ball Z anime, as well as in a few movies. The sprite elder Montgomery is another cricket of the same race as Gregory (the Sprites) that appears in the game Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. Some guards from the insectoid Arlian race are seen riding giant Worms. In Dragon Ball GT, giant worm-like creatures called Mouma infest the asteroid Beehay.
[edit] Lizard
Many lizards appear in the series. A big lizard lives in the Cave of Darkness. Another Big Lizard lives inside the caves of Mount Kiwi's volcano. Monty, the young son of X.S. Cash who appears in Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound, has a small pet lizard. Another small lizard is seen on Krillin's statue in "Next Up, Goku" during the Majin Buu Saga.
In Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!, Goku and his family are seen eating toasted lizards.
[edit] Mole
A Mole that looks like Suno's rodent pets is seen in "The World's Strongest Team".
[edit] Monkey
Monkeys mostly live in jungles and forests and there diet consists of fruit. They have been seen to be very friendly towards Goku since they share common traits like his tail which many times Goku is seen playing with them. Goku learned to strengthen his tail by having monkeys swing off his tail.
[edit] Octopus
A giant octopus named Octopapa lives in the Pirate Cave. Goku encounters him in "The Pirate Treasure".
[edit] Pig
Pigs are mammals, who are omnivores. They will eat almost anything but mainly grass, leaves, fruits etc. Oolong is an example of a pig. In the anime only, Jasmine and Oonaan are two other pigs who live in Octagon Village.
[edit] Rabbit
Rabbits, along with other animals, live in forest where Gohan and his friends like camping as seen in Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might and Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge.
Monster Carrot, the leader of the Rabbit Mob, is an anthropomorphic rabbit. Another anthropomorphic rabbit lives in Jingle Village.
[edit] Ray
Giant rays appears in the episode "Bulma's Bad Day".
[edit] Rodent
Only in the manga, rodents are seen when Turtle first appear in Dragon Ball. During the anime fillers, while Goku was on the Muscle Tower, pink rodents appears in Suno's room. During the General Blue Saga, a small mouse Goku called Mousey scurried into General Blue and Goku's fight in the Pirate Cave, thus scaring General Blue and freeing Goku from Blue's telekinesis. Several rodents appear in Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound: two pink rodents that look like Suno's pet are seen in the Battle Zone where Trunks fights Kogu, and one purple rodent is seen in the sewer Mr. Satan tried to use to escape Battle Island 2.
[edit] Sabertooth Tiger
Sabertooth Tigers are extinct in the real world. They are usually at an average height are larger than a Human child and usually eat meat.
One is first seen in a filler scene involving Goku running away and outsmarting it. One is later seen in "Find That Stone!" near Krillin and in the first episode of Dragon Ball Z with Gohan running away from it scared and continues to make various appearances in filler scenes during the early and mid parts of the Vegeta Saga until it ironically ends up being left stranded on an island by Gohan. The Sabertooth Cat reappeared in the Garlic Jr. Saga, where he tried to eat Gohan again. Gohan moved out of the way and the Sabretooth cat bumped into a rocky wall. It appears as a common enemy in Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure and Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku II, and it makes a brief appearance in Gohan's Dream in Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest.
[edit] Shark
As part of their training for the World Martial Arts Tournament, Master Roshi instructed Goku and Krillin to do 10 laps of swimming in the lake. However, swimming in this lake was no cakewalk as sharks patrolled the lake, and the boys swam for their lives as the sharks chased them.
[edit] Snake
A giant snake appears at the beginning of "Terror and Plague" in Dragon Ball. In Dragon Ball Z, Princess Snake can also transform herself into a giant snake.
In Dragon Ball Z, a snake is seen in "Gohan's Metamorphosis".
[edit] Spider
A spider appear inside Pilaf's Castle in "The Dragon Balls are Stolen!".
[edit] Turtle
A Turtle is Master Roshi's friend and long-time companion. The Turtle's Son also makes a breaf appearance in "Kame House: Found!".
Baby Gamera is a flying turtle that Master Roshi used to transport him to Fire Mountain in order to extinguish the fire so that Goku and Bulma can get a Dragon Ball.
[edit] Wolf
Wolves are a very common species in Dragon World and have the same features as their real life counterparts. They frequently show up in the series as minor obstacles for the heroes and sometimes the villains. Goku fought a pack of wolves that were chasing Shu and Mai in Skull Valley. Yamcha defeats an anthropomorphic wolf in the elimination Round in the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament. In the 22nd World Martial Arts tournament Jackie Chun defeats a wolf that turns into a human called Man-Wolf. In Dragon Ball Z, a wolfpac is seen in "Gohan's Metamorphosis". Mamba protected Goku Jr. and Puck from a pack of wolves in the Dragon Ball GT special, A Hero's Legacy. Wolves are common enemies in the video games Dragon Ball Z: The Legacy of Goku, Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Dragon Ball: Origins, and Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. Yamcha has an attack called Wolf Fang Fist that is supposedly the powerful strike of a wolf.
