Shambu

Shambu, also known as Shikari Shambu, is a Tinkle toon, the main character of his titular series, Shikari Shambu. He is obviously one of the first recurring Tinkle character, who had debuted in an unknown time though it is known that he made his first appearance before Suppandi did.

Shambu was originally a hunter, albeit a timid one, being very scared of his own job, though somehow excelling at it by sheer luck. He has incorporated with animals in different ways throughout his career: An acknowledgeable reason for Shambu to fear animals is that, due to his size, most animals he hunts, captures, or tries to help, consider him a tasty snack. This often leads to hilarious cat-and-mouse moments.
 * 1) Hunting animals
 * 2) Catching runaway animals from zoos and circuses
 * 3) Braving dangerous animals, saving endangered animals
 * 4) Helping different animals

Shambu is shown to be a laid-back, lazy man at the prime of his career, preferring to sleep all day instead of help an animal or any other person, which directly contradicts his public image. However, only his wife, Shanti, seems to be aware of this side of him.

Shambu has, recently, become a commercialized character. He is now depicted in Coco, a story line advertising the cereal product Kellogg's Chocos. Despite this, he has maintained his own story line.

Shambu is now a wildlife conversationalist.