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Zoboomafoo

Zoboomafoo, A.K.A. Zoboo, is a character featured in the Zoboomafoo television series. He is a sifaka lemur. He is 4 years old in season 1 and 5 years old in season 2. It is not clear whether or not this is in human years or lemur years, however.

He is voiced and performed by Canadian puppeteer Gord Robertson.

History[]

As stated in the theme song, Chris and Martin encountered Zoboo while taking a walk in a forested area. Deciding to follow him (leaping like lemurs do), Zoboo led them to Animal Junction, where they became best friends.

Personality[]

Zoboomafoo is very adventurous, kind and curious. Whenever he thinks that something's cool, he uses the Malagasy word "mangatsika" (which actually means "cold"). He also says "I can't believe my mind!" when he feels astonished. He will not speak unless he is given a snack from the Snack Machine. He is also very loving of not just the Kratts, but the animals that visit the Junction and even the viewers.

Physical appearance[]

Zoboomafoo is a Coquerel's Sifaka lemur. His dorsal pelage and tail are white, with maroon patches on the chest and portions of his limbs. The coat is generally dense. His face is bare and black except for a distinctive patch of white fur along the bridge of his nose. Its naked ears are also black, and its eyes are yellow or orange. The bottom of the lemur's hands and feet are black, while his thighs, arms, and chest are a chocolate brown. Like all lemurs, Zoboo has a toothcomb, used for grooming and sometimes scraping fruit off pits.

Trivia[]

  • Zoboomafoo usually doesn't talk until he eats a snack (such as kiwi, grapes, bananas, papayas, walnuts, mangoes, and celery). His favorite food, however, are garbanzo beans and mangoes.
    • Zoboo's parents visited Animal Junction in one episode and they do not speak human language (at least on Earth) nor burp especially when they have a snack. They are played by Jovian's real-life mom and dad, Nigel and Flavia.
  • Zoboo's intelligence seems to vary inconsistently through many different episodes. For example, in the episode "Happy Lemur Day" Zoboo clearly knows what snow is because he has a friend named Snow Lemur, yet in the episode "Snow Day" he describes snow as "clouds falling on the ground".
  • He also invented Zobooland, a place where almost anything is possible. He is also the caretaker of Zobooland and keeps the peace as Zoboo the Super Lemur. His best friends in Zobooland include Sensit, Snow Lemur, Slimantha, Narchi, Gooble, Bugly, Noggindrill, and Wiggy Waxwing.
  • Known for being funny, Zoboomafoo often has trouble with power tools and occasionally makes his own inventions. Making many friends along his journey of animal discovery, he made friends with animals such as Toothbrush the Asian elephant, Moonface the barn owl, Shark the chameleon, Fuzz the Belgian and her unnamed mother, Jagwater the jaguar, Snowstorm the snow leopard, Brainiac the chimpanzee, and Splish and Splash the penguins. He also has an arch-rival named "The Itch" that hung over Animal Junction in the first season and can only be repelled by an ancient Malagasy chant.
  • To this day, Gord Robertson still owns the Zoboomafoo puppet and can still do the voice.[1]

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