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There are two subspecies of Zora: River-Zoras and Sea-Zoras. The River-Zoras are the hostile monsters that [[Link]] fights. They pop out of the water and fire energy balls at Link. On the other hand, the Sea-Zoras are the kind and peaceful creatures that Link interacts with in games. The appearance of the two species differ as well: the River-Zoras are monsters while the Sea-Zoras are more humanoid and aren't evil. The name of the subspecies is not necessarily derived from their habitats; Sea-Zoras can appear in Rivers and River-Zoras in the sea.

[[File:Queen Rutela.png|150px|thumb|left|''Rutela has a special look that differs from other Zoras'']]

Zoras resemble other marine creatures. They have fins on both arms, and in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Majora's Mask]]'', Link used them as some sort of [[Boomerang]]. Their head has a ''tail'' that stretches out on the back. Most of them are humanoid looking, but there are exceptions such as [[Toto]], King Zora, Ralis etc. The males and females are hard to specify, since they look very similair and if the Zora isn't wearing clothes it's almost impossible to judge. Rutela in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess|Twilight Princess]]'' looked more like a mermaid, and in that game the Zoras had armor instead of being "naked".

The River-Zoras are more monstrous-looking and haven't been shown as much. They like to fire energy bursts at Link. They have fangs and look more like monster fishes than Zoras. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'', the King of the Zoras was a River-Zora. He, along with the Zora found in the [[Animal Village]] of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', is the only known friendly River-Zora.

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==Appearances==

Zoras have appeared in most games in the [[The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda series]]. In the first few, they were enemies, whereas in later games, they are a friendly race.