Animal

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There are a variety of animals seen through out the series. The two most recurring animal characters are 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 aswell as part human , he is the only known animal- tournament fighter.

Another important anthropomorphic animal is the commander of the royal military army, who is a bear-like creature that can speak fluently and has been in both Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z.

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.