Pheru

Pheru were a species of small animal favored by prehistoric humans and San'Shyuum as pets. Originating from Faun Hakkor in the Charum Hakkor system, they were natural herbivores noted as being lively and gentle in behavior. While normally kept as pets, the Pheru were also edible and consumed by some humans as food. They were the vectors of the first Flood outbreak in the Milky Way Galaxy.