Shaak/Legends

Shaaks were plump quadrupedal herd animals native to the grasslands of Naboo. Shaaks were often raised for their meat, and had large, rotund bodies. They had relatively weak legs, however, and were barely able to keep themselves upright.



The herbivorous shaak was a wandering animal, and was found in multiple regions of the planet. However, they tended to seek out dry areas, and avoided Naboo's numerous swamps since they were commonly not fond of damp surroundings. Shaaks were, however, naturally buoyant due to their fatty bodies, though their four, short legs were of little use in the water. Their inability to escape from water meant that shaaks sometimes found themselves carried over waterfalls, though fortunately their fatty bodies ensured such falls did no serious damage.

Female shaaks had multiple wombs, allowing for a remarkable reproduction rate. In fact, females were continually pregnant, and their compartmentalized uterine system allowed them to be impregnated by different males at the same time.

Though prized for their meat by Naboo and Gungans alike, shaaks were seldom used as pack animals, and never as mounts due to their inherent instability.

Behind the scenes



 * The shaak was designed by Terryl Whitlatch as the Star Wars version of a sheep.
 * The shaak was the butt of many jokes among ILM digital artists during production of Attack of the Clones. The blooper reel on the DVD release includes a shot where a large, digital shaak takes the place of a core ship brought down by SPHA-T walkers. Shaaks also appear as "easter eggs" in several places in the film itself: floating in the Geonosis asteroid field and among flaming wreckage at the Battle of Geonosis.
 * The shaak share their name with Jedi Shaak Ti.

Appearances

 * The Monster
 * The Starfighter Trap
 * Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * The Gungan Frontier
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
 * Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption