Zuma is the Labrador Retriever pup in PAW Patrol who drives a hovercraft.
Zuma is the team’s aquatic rescue specialist. His signature vehicle is an orange hovercraft, allowing him to travel across water and reach people or animals in marine emergencies. His equipment and missions complement the land, air, construction, recycling, and police roles handled by the other members of the team.
The character is commonly identified by his orange color and water-rescue gear. His name can be confused with those of other pups because PAW Patrol assigns each character a distinct vehicle and job. Rocky handles recycling, Rubble specializes in construction, and Tracker works as a jungle tracker, so none of them is the hovercraft-driving Labrador.
Zuma’s role is part of the show’s central teamwork format: each rescue usually combines several specialized pups rather than relying on one character alone. His aquatic focus makes him especially important in missions involving bays, rivers, boats, and underwater hazards.