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Krak'jya

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this sleek, muscular feline predator was native to the plains of the planet Bothawui. The Bothans named this creature after the loud, deadening growl it makes while hunting. The average krak'jya measured over two meters in length, and stood nearly two meters in height when walking on all-fours. The thick fur of the krak'jya grew to match its surroundings, and could range from green with grey stripes for forest-dwelling individuals to red with white spots for those that lived near deserts. A species of krak'jya even lived in the snowy mountains, and had a stark white pelt dappled with grey spots. These creatures were extremely intelligent and quite territorial, and often hunted in pairs. Their fur was prized by Bothan hunters as a status symbol, and the krak'jya were nearly hunted to extinction for their pelts. Only the work of ecologists helped curb the slaughter of these predators.