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Shaaks were a bulbous mammalian species[2] of non-sentient herbivores that grazed on the grasslands of Naboo.[4] Gentle and non-threatening,[5] shaaks were slow movers.[4] They had four legs, brown leathery skin, and their bodies were plump with blubber. Shaaks were unable to swim, due to their size, and so avoided the swamps of Naboo.[1] If infected with the waterborne Blue Shadow Virus, shaaks would die instantly,[6] while members of most other species had 48 hours to live before the virus became fatal.[7]

Gungans farmed shaaks for their meat and hide.[2] They were sometimes used as pack animals. During the Clone Wars, a female Gungan named Peppi Bow wrangled shaaks.[6] Their scat was a popular fertilizer used by Naboo farmers on their fields.[8]

Shaak leg was a delicacy on Pijal[9] and they were raised as livestock for consumption by some residents of the planet Batuu.[10] Shaak steak was another type of dish made from Shaak meat.[11]

Behind the scenes[]

The shaak species was designed by Terryl Whitlatch for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. Whitlatch wanted to suggest a grazer bred for food, the Naboo equivalent of a sheep. A few shaaks were seen briefly in one shot of the movie as computer generated creations.[12]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
  3. ↑ StarWars-DatabankII.png Shaak in the Databank (backup link)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
  5. ↑ Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 TCW mini logo.jpg Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Blue Shadow Virus"
  7. ↑ StarWars.com "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" Episode Guide – The Clone Wars on StarWars.com (backup link)
  8. ↑ Queen's Shadow
  9. ↑ Master & Apprentice
  10. ↑ Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge has official backstory elements that, though not directly published for the public, are officially canon details that can be obtained verbally from cast members working in the land.
  11. ↑ "Standard Imperial Procedure"—From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
  12. ↑ Databank title.png shaak in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
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