Guarlara were muscular, four-legged creatures with an elongated muzzle, upright ears, a pair of curved horns, hooved feet, and a tail covered in long hair. They were herbivorous, grazing on plants.
The guarlara were indigenous to the grasslands of Naboo, a small pastoral planet located in the Chommell sector of the galaxy's Mid Rim region. The human inhabitants of Naboo used them as ceremonial mounts, as shown in a painting hung in the Naboo Royal Palace.
In Theed, the capital city of the Naboo, the second-nearest archway to the Palace Plaza was topped by two statues representing guarlara. When Queen Amidala wore her Senate gown, her escoffiate headpiece had a wig that was fashioned to resemble the horns of a guarlara.
During the Clone Wars, the Galactic Republic's starfleet had a Venator-class Star Destroyer christened Guarlara.
Guarlaras first appeared as statues in the 1999 movie Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace. In Star Wars Legends sources, they were described as royal riding animals used only by the Naboo monarchy.
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