Kowakian monkey - lizard / Legends Kowakian monkey - lizards were a bipedal reptilian species native to a jungle - like Outer Rim planet called Kowak . Although they had no established culture , Kowakian monkey - lizards were quite intelligent , and despite their silly , cruel nature , they were considered sentient by many sentientologist s in the galaxy , although there was much debate over that designation . Standing roughly seventy centimeters tall , Kowakian monkey - lizards had small , spindly bodies , two large , floppy ears and a beak - like nose , with tufts of thick hair growing around their neck and on the tops of their heads . Some subspecies had long , prehensile tails . Kowakian monkey - lizards were rarely found off their homeworld , although it was not uncommon to find a monkey - lizard in the service of a crime lord . One such individual was Salacious B . Crumb , a court jester on Tatooine for Hutt gangster Jabba Desilijic Tiure . Crumb perished along with his master when Jabba ' s sail barge was destroyed in 4 ABY . At least one Force - sensitive monkey - lizard was known to exist — a mutated Dark Jedi named Picaroon C . Boodle , who served under Jerec . Pic was ultimately killed by Rebel agent Kyle Katarn above the " Sulon Star " . Biology and appearance . Kowakian monkey - lizards were reptilian bipeds , with thin , almost twig - like limbs , and a small , triangular head atop slender shoulders . They had two large , highly sensitive , floppy ears , which curved backwards and narrowed into a thin , hairy point , and often had several small holes in them , though not always . Some monkey - lizards wore piercings in those ears . In place of a nose , monkey - lizards had a wide , hooked , dark - colored beak , like that of a reptile , which could be opened to reveal a large , toothless mouth . In some specimens , that beak was a different color from the rest of the body , even having two shades , such as white and black . They had two wild , yellow eyes , which were usually very close to each other , although that feature varied . Their skin color was typically a light brown or tan color , though some had red , green , blue , or yellow skin , or even a combination of two of those hues . A particular monkey - lizard might exhibit different - colored markings around the eyes . Each monkey - lizard had tufts of thick hair growing around their neck , resembling a ruff , on the tops of their heads , and at corners of their jawbones . Some also had a tuft at the tip of the tail . The color of that hair varied : it was usually black or dark brown , though a lighter brown , green , purple , as well as a slightly orange shade were also known to exist . Kowakian monkey - lizards generally had long , thin tails , though some variants of the species had no tail . Their limbs ended in three spindly digits that sported sharp talons . Immature monkey - lizards were once described by Darth Vectivus as being the " ugliest larvae in the galaxy " . Society and culture . Monkey - lizards resided mainly in large tree nests , and enjoyed swinging through the green rain forests of Kowak . Their diet consisted largely of various insects , worms and small rodents . They ate quite regularly , as their small bodies required much nourishment . They were also scavengers , choosing to eat carrion instead of fresh meat or vegetables . Rotting flesh was quite unhealthy to eat , so many in the galaxy speculated as to why they chose it : theories included that they preferred to have others do their work , or they wished to avoid predatory animals . Monkey - lizards were extremely destructive and curious , and loved to explore , rarely leaving the packs they moved around in for protection against predators . They often used their ceaseless , loud laughter to scare off any potential attackers . They traveled in groups , making as much noise as possible in an attempt to intimidate other creatures in the jungles . After finding a corpse , monkey - lizards spent time fighting over the food instead of sharing it . Kowakians were known to be extremely cruel and mean - spirited to both other monkey - lizards and to members of other species . They had a clear sense of mischief and humor , and were known to mock others , laugh at them , and even fling objects towards them simply because they found it amusing . They were able to perfectly mimic almost any language , and according to certain studies , communicate in those languages if they wished . Monkey - lizards were also known to laugh at appropriate times during conversations , and could often repeat back what they heard fairly accurately . Members of the species could attack even larger foes , like Humans , by climbing onto them ; clawing , and biting . For instance , a monkey - lizard might latch on to a foe ' s face and scratch it , or the monkey - lizard might bite the opponent ' s leg . Some even exhibited the ability to wield melee weapons in combat , such as knives . Members of the species could move quickly , shambling about on all fours and climbing rapidly over intervening obstacles . The sentience of Kowakian monkey - lizards was a highly debated topic among the greater galactic scientific community . The issue was never officially decided , though many declared them sentient ; they believed this as although monkey - lizards were cruel , they were also quite intelligent . Monkey - lizards had very little culture or structured society to speak of . They had a sort of hierarchical boundary within each group of nests , with the oldest female acting as leader . Each monkey - lizard was given a specific role : some were assigned to gather food , others would maintain the nest , while yet others scouted for predators . Nothing was known about how the monkey - lizards reproduced ; in the wild , monkey - lizards usually chased away those who attempted to study them and their behavior , and those in captivity had to be separated from other members of their species due to the noise levels they exhibited when left together . Sentientologist s estimated that monkey - lizards laid eggs as a group about once a year , with only a few of the eggs surviving to hatch . History . Monkey - lizards played no real part in galactic society ; they rarely left their homeworld and were considered too wild to be let loose in proper society . Various scientists had attempted to study them in the wild , but all of these attempts proved fruitless ; the monkey - lizards did not take well to being observed . A group of University of Coruscant zoologists once visited Kowak hoping to conduct a study on the planet ' s spindly inhabitants . The zoologists noted that at first the monkey - lizards were apprehensive towards them , and seemed to be trying to keep to themselves . After about a week of being watched from afar with macrobinoculars , the monkey - lizards began to wander into the group ' s camp , inspecting their equipment and looking around . The zoologists eventually began to offer the creatures some of their food ; that was when the Kowakians ' s cruel streak emerged . They hid a snake in one of the zoologist ' s bags , destroyed their expensive equipment , ate all their food , played in their tents and even left barrels of water on top of branches , pouring their contents down on anyone who walked below . The zoologists had no choice but to leave the planet . The Shi ' ido anthropologist Mammon Hoole included an entry on the species in his publication " The Essential Guide to Alien Species " . Kowakian monkey - lizards in the galaxy . Early on in the galaxy ' s history , Kowakian monkey - lizards were rarely , if ever found offworld . Despite that , they occasionally wandered onto a visiting ship and could end up almost anywhere . For instance , the swamps of the planet Baroonda were home to a sizable monkey - lizard population . Later on , a large number of monkey - lizards were found in the galactic underworld , often tied to criminal organizations . That was due both to their ability to repeat things exactly as they heard them , as well as the fact that they made excellent spies . Although monkey - lizards were quite popular with some among the upper classes , who kept them as pets for their own amusement , they were usually frowned upon in civilized society ; likely because it was impossible to train a monkey - lizard , regardless of the time and effort expended on the attempt , or even the method used . Monkey - lizards bought as pets were usually sold on after their owners realized that they couldn ' t control them , although some could grow to be loyal pets , such as in the case of Eeetch and Skreech . Their owners often complained of how they had a tendency to smash valuable items , deface art and furniture , and rummage through garbage compactors . Most people thought monkey - lizards were extremely obnoxious , and it was considered an insult to call someone a Kowakian monkey - lizard . Monkey - lizards who were taken as pets became extremely lazy , and they usually starved if returned to the wild . The monkey - lizard Gibberous Crumb was raised by a Hutt , but was abandoned by its master and entered the care of the Oblee crime lord Nirama , who considered Crumb to be an annoyance . The Hut , a hangout for Podracer pilots in the latter years of the Galactic Republic , had a house monkey - lizard who played instruments . During the Clone Wars , monkey - lizards named Pilf Mukmuk and Pikk Mukmuk were part of a gang of pirates led by the Weequay Hondo Ohnaka , who kept the creatures around due to his amusement at their penchant for laughing at inappropriate times . Pilf Mukmuk was the most famous monkey - lizard in the galaxy at the time . Although he lived on the planet Florrum , Mukmuk used his small size to infiltrate secure locations , such as ventilation ducts . Indeed , on one occasion , Ohnaka had Mukmuk smuggle a sedative into the ventilation system of Anakin Skywalker and Obi - Wan Kenobi ' s craft ; the drug knocked them out . Meanwhile , Muk Muk monkey accompanied Ohnaka to the planet Felucia on a mission to rob the local farmers of their valuable Nysillin crops . When Ohnaka met resistance from the locals and their Jedi and bounty hunter allies , Muk Muk monkey helped the pirate fight Anakin Skywalker by manning the WLO - 5 speeder tank Skywalker and Ohnaka were standing on as they fought . The monkey - lizard ' s shots managed to kill the bounty hunter Rumi Paramita , but Skywalker was able to hold off the pirates until they escaped . Ohnaka ' s gang sometimes staged fights between their pet monkey - lizards at their base on Florrum . Also during the Clone Wars , Togruta Padawan Ahsoka Tano encountered a monkey - lizard named Muk Muk Monkey , who was accompanied by a pair of Weequay outside a bar in Coruscant ' s slum district G17 . Another monkey - lizard engaged in a knife fight with a momong on the planet Zygerria when a group of Jedi and their clone trooper captain , CT - 7567 , arrived to investigate a kidnapped colony of Togruta . Such encounters led the Jedi Master Yoda to declare monkey - lizards possibly the most annoying species in the galaxy , albeit one not to be underestimated . Salacious B . Crumb was a Kowakian monkey - lizard from Kowak , who served as Jabba Desilijic Tiure ' s court jester at his desert palace on the Outer Rim world of Tatooine . Although he spoke in laughs and cackles , Crumb was in fact intelligent ; his silly nature was something of a facade , and he was smart enough to survive in Jabba ' s Palace . Crumb came to be in Jabba ' s possession after he sneaked onto the Hutt ' s ship and attempted to steal his food . Jabba was amused by the tiny creature , and allowed him to live on the condition that Crumb had to make the Hutt laugh once a day . Crumb stayed in the Hutt ' s citadel for over four years , creating havoc and becoming one of the most disliked members of Jabba ' s court . During his time there , Salacious liked to play jokes on visitors and court members ; one example of these jokes was when Crumb led two professors into the rancor pit . Crumb was present when Jedi Knight Luke Skywalker arrived in Jabba ' s Palace to negotiate the release of carbonite - encased Han Solo with the crime lord . The monkey - lizard was on board the " Khetanna " when it exploded and died as the ship exploded during Skywalker ' s escape . In very rare cases , a monkey - lizard served as a mechanic or engineer ; one such being once repaired Boba Fett ' s armor at a workshop in Ma ' ar Shaddam . He was later killed by Risso Nu . A Kowakian monkey - lizard also served as a companion of the famous pirate known as Reginald Barkbone , and another was known to occupy StarForge Station . Picaroon C . Boodle , or Pic for short , was the only known Force - sensitive monkey - lizard . Early in his life , he traveled the galaxy with a smuggler named Az - Iban ; however , sometime during the reign of Emperor Palpatine he was quarantined on Eriadu after being suspected of suffering from Cyborrean rabies . He eventually came into Imperial custody , and because of his Force - sensitivity , he was used as a research subject by Imperial scientist Tuzin Gast . Pic , as well as a Gamorrean named Gorc , was a subject in the experimental Project Chubar . Eventually , the two creatures were transferred to the service of Dark Jedi Cronal , who wanted two Force - sensitive " animals " to run tests on . Cronal used Sith alchemy on the two " animals , " until they became mutated Sithspawn , sharing each other ' s genes and personality , as well as having a link in the Force . The two mutants worked well as a team , and developed a friendship of sorts , with Pic looking out for the dim - witted Gorc ' s safety . The two joined Jerec ' s group of Seven Dark Jedi , who aimed to discover the lost Valley of the Jedi . Kyle Katarn foiled the group ' s plans , killing Gorc aboard the " Sulon Star " . Pic was devastated by this , and attacked Katarn with his Sith dagger in a frenzy , before having his head bashed in by the Jedi . Behind the scenes . Kowakian monkey - lizards first appeared in 1983 ' s " " . Salacious Crumb , the sole monkey - lizard in that film , was portrayed by a puppet operated by Tim Rose . His species was not revealed in the film ; he was first identified as a Kowakian Lizard - Monkey in the 1990 reference book " " also uses this species name ; later works change the word order to " Kowakian monkey - lizard . " Several " Star Wars " works have creatures with a name similar to Salacious ' s , though it is unknown if they are Kowakian monkey - lizards . " " features monkey - lizards on Tenupe .