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this mammalian creature was a herd animal that was rasied as a food source on many worlds. There were at least two known species of grazers in the galaxy, one that was native to the planet Ammuud, and the other native to Alderaan. The Ammuud grazer was a large, six-legged beast with prominent antlers on its head. These lumbering creatures grazed the forests and plains of Ammuud, and were the favorite prey of the soarers. When necessary, the grazers could move with incredible speed. The Alderaanian grazers were altered genetically to optimize muscle mass, and became little more that living machines designed to provide a soure of meat. However, a few managed to escape the initial development and established a colony of wild grazers. In contrast to the Ammuud grazer, the Alderaanian grazer had just four legs. The domestic grazer, bred for its meat, could easily obtain heights well over two meters, and their girth was trmendous. It was later discovered that there were some seventeen species of grazers that were found to be living on the eighth moon of Yavin. Grazers and blerds were often used as first-generation creatures on terraformed worlds, because of their grazing habits and their usefulness as food sources.