# Taug — Jungle Tales of Tarzan character guide

> Taug in Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** great Taug, mighty Taug, savage Taug

**First appearance:** 0000-i-tarzan-s-first-love

## Snapshot

A mighty bull ape, once beaten by Tarzan and never forgetting it, who charges the ape-man to defend his mate and firstborn before Teeka's watching eyes.

## Who they are

Taug is the tribe's great bull, a creature of instinctive pride who measures his worth in deeds performed before an audience. He remembers his past defeat at Tarzan's hands, yet the urge to protect his offspring and mate drives him to charge anyway, half from duty and half from the vast jungle egotism that craves a female's admiration. His rage and humiliation at being roped and hung head-downward thirty feet above the ground show how Tarzan's man-made cunning unsettles the old ape order.

## Relationships

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan)

_rivalry_

Tarzan and Taug are frequent rivals, competing for status within the ape tribe and for Teeka's attention, though their conflict is often tempered by grudging respect.

### [Teeka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/characters/teeka)

_romantic_

Taug is deeply infatuated with Teeka and competes with Tarzan for her affection, though Teeka often treats him with indifference or annoyance.

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan)

_rivalry_

Tarzan and Taug are frequent rivals, competing for status within the ape tribe and for Teeka's attention, though their conflict is often tempered by grudging respect.

### [Teeka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/characters/teeka)

_romantic_

Taug is deeply infatuated with Teeka and competes with Tarzan for her affection, though Teeka often treats him with indifference or annoyance.

### [Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/characters/tarzan)

_rivalry_

Tarzan and Taug are frequent rivals, competing for status within the ape tribe and for Teeka's attention, though their conflict is often tempered by grudging respect.

### [Teeka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/characters/teeka)

_romantic_

Taug is deeply infatuated with Teeka and competes with Tarzan for her affection, though Teeka often treats him with indifference or annoyance.

## In the story

### [Tarzan's First Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/i-tarzan-s-first-love)

Rival for Teeka's affection; trapped by black warriors and taken away.

### [III: The Fight for the Balu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/iii-the-fight-for-the-balu)

Father of the balu, charges Tarzan but is caught and hung by the rope.

### [Tarzan and the Black Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v-tarzan-and-the-black-boy)

Mentioned as the sullen sire of Gazan who no longer suspects Tarzan's intentions toward his offspring.

### [The Lion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/viii-the-lion)

Assists Tarzan by distracting Numa, risking a charge to lead the lion away from the kill.

### [X: The Battle for Teeka](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/x-the-battle-for-teeka)

Accompanies Tarzan to rescue Teeka, fights alongside him, and is saved by the explosion.

### [XI: A Jungle Joke](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xi-a-jungle-joke)

Tarzan tries to play with Taug, but the bull ape has lost his sense of humor and snarls instead.

### [XII: Tarzan Rescues the Moon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jungle_tales_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xii-tarzan-rescues-the-moon)

Supports Tarzan in defending Bulabantu, challenging Gunto and the other bulls.

## Links

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