Mott/Legends

Motts were medium sized, semi-aquatic herbivores (about 1 meter at the shoulder) native to the Gungan swamps of Naboo.
==Characteristics==
The motts dwelled in underground mudbank borrows. They ate a wide variety of vegetation and were a primary source of food for most swamp predators like bursas (even Gungans occasionally killed motts). Fortunately, motts had a high reproduction rate (about 15 young per birth).
Motts lived in communes of up to 15 adults. Communes usually consisted of a dominant male and, perhaps, one lieutenant male that guarded the females and young.
Threat displays to determine dominance was exhibited by both sexes.The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
They were very good swimmers, and young often hitched rides on an adult's back. They also had good hearing and a nose horn for rooting out food. Gungans found motts to be good pets even though motts were known for tearing up flower gardens.
==Behind the scenes==
The mott can be spotted during the swamp stampede sequence of Episode I, as well as the arrival at the Gungan Sacred Place later in the film. In both cases, the creature is realized as a computer generated creation.
==Audio==
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace video game
*Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
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*Star Wars: The Clone Wars novelization 
*Republic Commando: Hard Contact 
*Republic Commando: Triple Zero 
*Republic Commando: True Colors 
*Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel 
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*Legacy of the Force: Revelation 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: Episode I Insider's Guide
* Star Wars: Episode I toy line
*The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
*Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided Quick Reference Guide
*Star Wars Galaxies: The Total Experience: Prima Official Game Guide
*Star Wars Chronicles: The Prequels
*The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
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==Notes and references==
Category:Creatures of Naboo
Category:Domesticated creatures
Category:Food creatures
Category:Herbivorous creatures
Category:Non-sentient species
Category:Swamp creatures
Category:Vertebrates