Gerb

The Gerb were a sentient rodent species native to the moon Yavin 13.

Gerbs were covered in fur and had large pink ears and large black eyes. They lived in small underground warrens consisting of ten families. The Gerbs moved by hopping, and practiced simple farming on the few grasslands of the desert moon. Gerbs spoke the squeaking Gerbese language though they could also speak the hissing Slithese language which was spoken by the moon's other sentient species: the serpentine Slith.



The Gerbs were able to live in peace with the Slith and both species often left themselves alone. Gerbs were also immune to Slith bites which were venomous to most other species. Both species also knew nothing or little about offworld affairs and technology since none had left Yavin 13. There were approximately 24 million Gerbs and 19 million Slith, altogether totaling 43 million sentient beings.

Following the capture of the Jedi Praxeum on Yavin 4 by the Peace Brigade and the Yuuzhan Vong in 26 ABY, the Yuuzhan Vong presumably conquered Yavin 13. The fate of the Gerbs is unknown though they may have been enslaved or killed as on many other worlds conquered by the extragalactic invaders.