Shaak

Shaaks were a bulbous mammalian species of non-sentient herbivores that grazed on the grasslands of Naboo, and were bred on other planets as well. Gentle and non-threatening (despite what their dark red eyes might suggest),Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars shaaks were slow movers, although they were prone to bucking wildly if someone untrained in shaak-riding attempted to mount them. They had four legs, brown leathery skin, and bodies that were plump with blubber. They were known to barely be able to stand upright, because their legs were very weak in proportion to their bulbous bodies. Shaaks were unable to swim, due to their size, and therefore avoided the swamps of Naboo. If infected with the waterborne Blue Shadow Virus, shaaks would die instantly and turn a shade of purple, while members of most other species had 48 hours to live before the virus became fatal.
Gungans farmed shaaks for their meat and hide. They were also sometimes used as pack animals. Their scat was a popular fertilizer used by Naboo farmers on their fields.Queen's Shadow
==Shaaks in the galaxy==
Shaak leg was a delicacy on PijalMaster & Apprentice and they were raised as livestock for consumption by some residents of the planet Batuu.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. Shaak steak was another type of dish made from Shaak meat.
In 22 BBY,Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of to 22 BBY. when he was on Naboo during an assignment to protect Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker haphazardly rode a shaak through the majestic grasslands near the lake country, while on a picnic with Padmé. He fell off, and after being stepped over by the shaak, pretended to be hurt in order to amuse her. At least twelve shaak were grazing through the field behind them.
During the Clone Wars, a female Gungan named Peppi Bow wrangled shaaks. One day, while walking with a herd of fifteen shaaks, Bow stopped to drink from a river. She soon realised that the river they were drinking from had been infected by the Blue Shadow Virus, which had been created by Nuvo Vindi in his secret laboratory on Naboo. Although detering the remainder of her herd, six of her shaaks had already began to drink the water and subsequently died.
==Behind the scenes==
The shaak species was designed by Terryl Whitlatch for Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. They could be seen exceedingly briefly in one shot of the movie. Whitlatch wanted to suggest a grazer bred for food, the Naboo equivalent of a sheep. A few computer generated shaaks were also seen in one shot of the next movie, Attack of the Clones. The 3d sculptor for the scene, Mark Siegel, rendered it using just a few two dimensional drawings. At first, Siegel thought that the shaak was too ridiculous to be properly put to screen, but ended up being pleased with the final result.During the film, a shaak can be seen flying within the traffic of the planet Coruscant as the Jedi Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi were chasing the assassin Zam Wesell.
==Appearances==
===Non-canon appearances===
*LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga 
==Sources==
*Ultimate Factivity Collection: Star Wars
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*Ultimate Star Wars
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
*Star Wars: Complete Locations
*Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
*Star Wars: Rogue One: The Ultimate Visual Guide
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
*Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
*Star Wars: Alien Archive
*Star Wars: Smuggler's Guide
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*Star Wars: The Galactic Explorer's Guide
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*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
*Star Wars Bestiary, Vol. 1: Creatures of the Galaxy
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==Notes and references==
Category:Creatures of Naboo
Category:Domesticated creatures
Category:Food creatures
Category:Grassland and plains creatures
Category:Herbivorous creatures
Category:Herd and pack creatures
Category:Mammals
Category:Non-sentient species