Kushiban Kushibans were sentient lagomorphs , with two big ears and mood fur covering their bodies . This mood fur was white when the Kushiban were at peace , and changed colors according to their mood . Biology and appearance . Members of the sentient alien species known as Kushibans were four - limbed lagomorphs , Their bodies were commonly half a meter long , but could reach one meter , as exemplified by Kushiban Jedi Master Ikrit . Like many smaller species , they were physically weaker than most humanoids , but they were also a difficult target due to their small size . They were also nimble , quick and stealthy when needed . The head of a Kushiban was dominated by the two big , soft ears , which a Kushiban could rise or drop at will or to reflect changes of mood : When disappointed or tired a Kushiban dropped the ears , but they would revive if the Kushiban recovered interest in a subject or to focus his or her attention . The ears rocked when a Kushiban nodded , and fell to the floor when a Kushiban was sleeping . The face of a Kushiban , which had apelike features , included a keen small snout , but was dominated by its big , innocent - looking , round eyes , with eyelids protruded for several centimeter . Kushibans were known to wink eyes and to watch people closely while silently waiting for the other person to talk . The eye color , in the case of Jedi Master Ikrit , could change to mimic the eye color of the person the Kushiban was looking at or becoming a whirlpool if the Kushiban was not looking at anyone at the moment . Ikrit ' s eyes were known to be bright , except during the end of his life , and Human Jedi Tionne Solusar recognized in them curiosity and intelligence . The body of a Kushiban , including its soft tail , was covered with surprisingly soft but straight - out , fluffy fur . While the Kushiban was at rest , its fur was frost white , but that feature was not fixed : the Kushiban could change the color of its fur at will emulating for instance the golden - brown of surrounding stones to camouflage itself for security or reflecting the Kushiban ' s mood , blossoming to pitch black when mourning , or desperate and changing to grey when upset . Due to this , a Kushiban ' s fur was known as " mood fur . " The few people familiar with the Kushibans changing colors depending on their mood could use this knowledge to understand the real motivations of a Kushiban . Kushiban fur could be , and was , curled , and individual Kushibans tended to brush their fur daily . If a Kushiban got its fur dirty , he or she could shake it off to get rid of dust or mud ; otherwise , the fur tended to get filthy and matted . While Kushibans were quadrupeds , their forepaws could be used as manipulative hands , allow a Kushiban to open a door , to hold an object , or to beat its chest while standing on its hind legs . Indeed , Kushibans could walk on two legs , but they were faster when running or ramming on all fours , and tended to walk on all fours as default choice . A Kushiban could also leap , reaching the shoulder of an eleven - year - old human , the upper dome of an R2 unit , or the frame of a window , and they could also climb up steep walls or up the body of a friendly humanoid . Kushibans could speak either Galactic Basic Standard or other languages . In the case of Kushiban Jedi Master Ikrit , his voice when speaking Basic was raspy , deep and scratchy , with a familiar rasp . At other times , it was between a purr , a growl and a roar , and he had a peculiar wheezing sound when laughing . A Kushiban started adolescence at six years of age , and was considered an adult at thirteen . When reaching sixty years , the Kushiban felt the first ill effects of old age , which became more acute at eighty - five . A Kushiban ' s life expectancy reached one hundred and ten years of age , although a number of Kushibans outlived that span . Kushibans were herbivorous creatures and ate all their food raw , but were known to bite while attacking . A number of Kushibans were Force - sensitive and became members of the Jedi Order , as in the case of Ikrit . An exceptional Kushiban , Ikrit was a telepath who could hibernate for four centuries and communicate with an R2 unit without nearby Humans hearing him . Due to their furry appearance and a number of their behavioral patterns , Kushibans were considered cute by a number of other species . Eleven - year old Human Tahiri Veila found Ikrit to be cute before knowing that he was a sentient being . A number of people described the Kushiban K ' Mi as cute , which K ' Mi found aggravating to the point of reacting aggressively . Society and culture . The Kushiban people considered themselves to be a simple civilization , having developed a complex and peaceful society that lived harmoniously with their environment on the non - industrialized , lush green planet Kushibah , in the Gordian Reach of the Outer Rim . The Kushibans shared their planet with non - sentient , clawed , fanged , three - meter predators known as Xinkra s or Xinkra - beasts . The Xinkras preyed on the Kushibans , but the Kushibans had learned to use fire as a defense against all their natural predators . The pyrophobic Xinkras were also vulnerable to sharp weapons and to Jedi mind tricks . Kushibans lived in family units , similar to Human ' s , in collective areas of weavers and farmers : Kushiban farmers grew silkweed which , when mixed with their own brushed fur , could be weaved to create clothes and tapestry . Kushiban fabric was famous throughout the galaxy , leading to a local industry and a number of traditions : The Silkweed harvest was a notable date in Kushibah . Due to the textile jobs , Kushibans used a number of specific tools including rakes , scythes , spindles and torches , but beyond that the Kushiban population held little interest for galactic technology . Kushibans had little need for tools , as they needed not to hunt or cook their food and used caves and hollow trees to protect themselves from weather . As Kushibah had so little technology , the world was almost worthless for the space - based economy of the galactic community . Kushibans were commonly kind and generous , with a playful sense of humor and a penchant for practical jokes . They had traditional proverbs , such as the one saying that the path to success tended to be long . However , if betrayed or angered , Kushibans could be cruel or vindictive , and they had little patience for bullies , simpletons and misanthropes . Only rarely a Kushiban showed interest in leaving his or her native Kushibah ; the only Kushibans traveling through the galaxy were almost exclusively scholars , scouts and members of the Jedi Order . While some Kushibans joined the Jedi Order , the Kushiban community found the idea of a Kushiban Jedi , or its need , to be laughable . Kushibans rarely spoke Galactic Basic Standard language , instead learning only their own Kushiban . Kushibans outside the planet gathered credits and the planet itself had a " pool of credits " to be used by the species . Due to the fur , short height and long ears of the Kushibans , other people tended to take them for pets or vermin . By looking helpless and cute , a Kushiban could trick even a Jedi community so that he could be considered the pet of a person instead of an intelligent person . Kushibans had one - word names , with examples including Asani , Cerlyk , Etyk , Mabbik , Pritsi , Sibble , Tieko , Widdimur and Mirax , which was also a common name for female Humans as in the case of Human Mirax Terrik Horn from Corellia . History . The planet Kushibah joined the greater galactic community at some point between 3000 and 1000 BBY , during the times of the Galactic Republic . identified Kushibah as the Kushiban home planet . It was uncommon for a Jedi Master to visit Kushiban villages looking for a prospective student ; this happened at least once in the last millennia of the Republic , with Master Yoda visiting , and the event honored the Kushibans . Yoda took the Kushiban Ikrit as his apprentice . Ikrit later returned to Kushibah as a Jedi student and saved his community from the Xinkras . In the years before the Clone Wars , the Kushiban species was known in the outer galaxy : the Jedi called Rune , during an interview hosted by Yara Grugara , insulted his college Nute calling him a " Kushiban - loving freak . " At the same time , in 22 BBY , the species was so rarely seen that the Kushiban K ' Mi was being exhibited in an illegal zoo with other exotic species . Before the First Battle of Geonosis , however , Ikrit was featured among the Jedi distributed by Biscuit Baron featuring several Jedi Masters and other heroes of the Republic . During the Clone Wars , Kushibah was in the space controlled by the Confederacy of Independent Systems . Much later , during the struggle against the Diversity Alliance ( 23 - 24 ABY ) , several Kushibans were killed along with Bith , Ithorians , Rodians , Sullustans and Ugnaughts . Raabakyysh the Wookiee thought that Kushibans were people same as Humans , and that they should be granted the right to live . Kushibans in the galaxy . Ikrit was a Kushiban Jedi Master who gained notoriety during the times of the Galactic Republic . He hibernated for four centuries in the Palace of the Woolamander on Yavin 4 , guarding the Golden Globe while he waited for more prepared Jedi who could break the Globe and free the poor souls trapped inside . As he was sleeping , he avoided the Great Jedi Purge and , in the times of the New Republic , Ikrit awoke and worked along with Junior Jedi Knights Anakin Solo and Tahiri Veila to succeed at the Golden Globe quest . Ikrit later taught Solo and Veila as their Master and worked with them and with other Jedi against threats such as Orloc , up until the moment where Ikrit heroically sacrificed his life during the war against the Yuuzhan Vong . The Kushiban K ' Mi was captured , enslaved and regularly beaten by the Chevin criminal Phylus Mon . Mon surgically inserted a bomb near K ' Mi ' s heart so he could not escape , and exhibited K ' Mi in an illegal zoo in Mon ' s starship , " Animiasma . " K ' Mi , unhappy with his fate , was ready to work along any other person to escape . Behind the scenes . The Kushibans first appeared in the novel " , " by Nancy Richardson . " The Golden Globe " was the first novel of six in the " Junior Jedi Knights " series , all of which featured Ikrit the Kushiban as an important character . On the " Dramatis Personae " section of " " , Kushiban are incorrectly named as an unidentified species .