Panda

A panda was distinct from a bantha, which was a species of mammals native toThe Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide the planet Tatooine. In the planet's Jundland Wastes in 0 BBY,X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide establishes that the events of Star Wars: X-Wing third tour of duty take place between the capture of Leia Organa and the Battle of Yavin. Both of those events occur in 0 BBY according to The New Essential Chronology. The battle occurs four days after Organa's capture per the reasoning here, and in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, Luke Skywalker's search for R2-D2 takes place the day after the capture. Since the capture of the Priam takes place midway through the third tour of duty, Skywalker's search likely took place before the Priam capture. as the protocol droid C-3PO accompanied his master—local moisture farmer Luke Skywalker—in search of his astromech droid, R2-D2, Skywalker audibly confirmed the presence of several banthas nearby while peering through a pair of macrobinoculars. Due to his excitement, he did not consider whether C-3PO could distinguish a bantha from a panda.
Soon after in the same year, the Rebel Alliance deployed a pair of Lambda-class T-4a shuttles named Panda to capture the Galactic Empire frigate Priam.Star Wars: X-Wing
==Behind the scenes==
A panda was first mentioned in Alan Dean Foster's 1976 novelization of the 1977 original trilogy film, Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. It is one of multiple references to real-world wildlife in Star Wars media.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: X-Wing 
*Star Wars: A New Hope novelization 
==Sources==
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*X-Wing: The Official Strategy Guide 
*X-Wing Collector's CD-ROM: The Official Strategy Guide 
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