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Zingers are one of the most common enemies in their debut appearance, ''Donkey Kong Country''. They first appear in the level [[Ropey Rampage]]. Because Zingers have spikes on their back and a pointed stinger, [[Donkey Kong]] and [[Diddy Kong]] cannot defeat them directly. The [[Kong]]s can only defeat Zingers with either [[barrel]] at them or help from one of two [[Animal Friend]]s: [[Rambi]], who can defeat Zingers by touching them, and [[Winky]], who can jump on Zingers to defeat them. In most cases, the Kongs must avoid the Zingers, such as in [[Forest Frenzy]], where most of the level involves them moving around Zingers as they move across abysses on a vertical rope. A giant Zinger named [[Queen B.]] is the boss of [[Vine Valley (world)|Vine Valley]]. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] version, Queen B. can summon Zingers during the battle.

Zingers have four color variations: yellow, orange, pink, and green. Their flight pattern is determined by their color; yellow Zingers fly vertically, orange Zingers fly horizontally, pink Zingers fly in a circular path, and green Zingers fly in a U-shape formation. Zingers also have both [[tcrf:Donkey Kong Country (SNES)#Zinger|unused]] silver and blue palettes. In the [[Game Boy Color]] version, there are only yellow Zingers for every behavior. In the Game Boy Advance version, the pink ones now use the previously unused silver coloration, with one of every color including pink and purple appearing during the ending cast roll. Compared to the original unused palettes, the silver and purple ones have swapped wing colors.