Lepusa

Lepusa was herbivore that originated from the planet of Freliq. During the colonization of the planet, the Lepusa was viewed as a vermin, because it ate most of the crops the colonizers had planted. Because of this a lot of the creatures were killed. About 20 years before the Battle of Yavin, a great debate arised between the colonizers who saw sentience in the eyes of the Lepusa and Xenobiologists from other planets who say the creatures are just plain vermin and the colonizers are merely sentimental about the animal. The colonizers defend the Lepusa's innate intelligence and supposed sentience with the proof that creatures talent to learn, an example of which is learning to keep away from the colonizer's crops.