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Kaadu
Designation

Nonsentient

Planet of origin

Naboo

Height of average adult

2.24 meters

[Source]

Kaadu were large, flightless, reptavian waterfowl that lived in the swamps of the planet Naboo. Gungans used them as mounts.

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[edit] Characteristics

Male and female with young.
Male and female with young.

The kaadu was a two-legged reptavian at home both on land and in the water: they were excellent runners and strong swimmers, as they had a lung capacity allowing them to remain underwater for up to two hours. They could be found in huge herds, with the total record documented is three million animals. Kaadu females laid their eggs on land, often in fields. As predators such as the peko-peko were known to eat kaadu eggs, the average clutch of eggs was large, usually 100-250, thus ensuring at least some of the younglings survived. Kaadu had sharp hearing and a keen sense of smell. They were also very fast reaching a top speed of 50 miles per hour and usually out run most other creatures.

Kaadu were known to be fearless creatures, and many were domesticated by Gungan warriors as steeds during times of conflict, or as patrol animals to police the Gungan cities. Kaadu were highly loyal to their owners, and it was said that a Gungan and his kaadu made an inseparable team. Warriors often decorated their steeds with huge goff feathers. Officers of the Gungan Grand Army rode into battle against the Trade Federation during the Battle of Grassy Plains upon their kaadu mounts. Kaadu's come in shades of yellow, and bright oranges. The area around their eye is a bluish-purplish color. Their eyes are black.

[edit] Behind the scenes

The kaadu was originally developed as a beast of burden on Tatooine for The Phantom Menace. The creature was later given more aquatic characteristics and transferred to Naboo.

It should be noted that Episode I Adventures 15: The Final Battle erroneously describes the kaadu as a four-legged creature.

The wing-decorated kaadu look quite similar to the real-world Polish Hussars

[edit] Appearances

General Jar Jar Binks and his kaadu.
General Jar Jar Binks and his kaadu.

[edit] Non-canon appearances

[edit] Sources

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