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a race of large, green, pig-like aliens from the planet Gamorr, their history is a violent and bloody one. The female Gamorreans handle all of the necessary productive work while the males wage annual wars during the combat season. It is for this reason that the Gamorrean society is matriarchal. Gamorrean genealogy is the science of a select group of females who memorize songs and sotries that contain the complex history of each family. The six-breasted females often take a senior as well as a junior husband. They only used primitive weapons during the combat season, saving their more advanced weapons for off-planet use. The males are broken up into four castes: the warlord (the most powerful male of his clan, usually married to the matriarch), the clan boar (any other married male that make up the clan's military leaders), the tuskers (unmarried males who have hired into a clan as warriors), and the veterans (old, retired males who have more often than not been injured and can no longer fight). Gamorreans also have a deep-seated hatred of droids. Their normal body temperature is 105 degrees. The planet Gamorr was eventually discovered by human traders, who were able to force the Gamorreans into submission through a series of 'negotiations,' and took the Gamorreans with them as slaves, body guards, soldiers, and bounty hunters. Jabba the Hutt employed a number of Gamorreans in his army.