Tauntaun/Legends

The Taun-tauns were from The Empire Strikes Back. They resemble a large, gray-furred kangaroo with horns, four nostrils, and white patch on the underbelly. It was represented in the film by a combination of puppetry and stopmotion animation.

The Rebel Alliance use the creatures as mounts on the ice planet of Hoth. Luke Skywalker rides one of the creatures, as does Han Solo. After finding Luke lost in the frozen wastes, Han's Taun-taun succumbs to the cold and dies. Han uses Luke's lightsaber to cut open the belly of the Taun-taun and pushes Luke into the still-warm innards to protect him from the freezing cold.