Tusk cat
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The tusk cat was a fawn-colored feline predator found on the world of Naboo and its moon Rori.
Unlike most tusked animals, the tusks of a tusk cat did not grow from their upper jaw, but were completely external from the oral cavity, and actually grew from their lower jaw. These tusks were sharp and could be used to hunt, and for protection.
On Naboo, tusk cats often preyed upon smaller animals such as the peko-peko. Despite their predatory nature, the larger ones could be tamed and ridden for recreation and to serve as a mount for the Royal Naboo Security Forces. Domesticated tusk cats were also used as mounts by shaak herders tending to their grazing herds.
[edit] Behind the scenes
It should be noted that wild tusk cats (and other animals such as gundarks as portrayed in Galactic Battlegrounds) can be thought of as the equivalent of wolves and other neutral/Gaia units from Age of Empires. Tusk cats appear both as wild creatures, and as mounts for the Naboo cavalry units in Clone Campaigns, replacing the kaadu in Galactic Battlegrounds.
The tusk cats resemble the real-life prehistoric marsupial predator Thylacosmilus from prehistoric South America.
[edit] Appearances
"The Starfighter Trap" - Star Wars Gamer 1
- Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
- Imperial Commando: 501st (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars Empire: A Little Piece of Home (as a trophy)
- Star Wars Galaxies
- Star Wars Galaxies: The Ruins of Dantooine
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars: Yoda's Challenge Activity Center
- Dark Journey (Mentioned only)
- Omen
[edit] Sources
- The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 100 (NAB41, Naboo Animals)
Pooja Naberrie in the Databank
