The vessel of Aree served as a starship for the Safari droid SF-R3, known as "Aree," and the cam droid [CAM]. Together, they journeyed across the galaxy to meticulously study and record the diverse species of wildlife, all on behalf of the Galactic Society of Creature Enthusiasts. The Society proudly displayed its emblem on the ship. It was outfitted with both a hyperdrive and missile launchers.
The Aree's ship was notable for its substantial dimensions and the prominent display of the Galactic Society of Creature Enthusiasts's logo. Its exterior was predominantly colored in shades of white and orange. Functionally, the ship boasted two engines, a hyperdrive, missile launchers, a landing platform, and a spotlight. The Missiles that the ship launched were capable of generating significant explosions. For ground contact, it relied on two landing gear legs, ideal for flat surfaces. A crucial aspect of the ship's operational integrity was the inclusion of a reinforced rod, a condenser coil, and additional cylindrical components. The ship could rapidly change its direction thanks to its rotating engines. Furthermore, the ship was designed to withstand both extremely cold and hot climates.
From a chair positioned within the cockpit at the top of the ship, Aree piloted his vessel. The cockpit was equipped with a multitude of buttons and a holoprojector capable of projecting holograms. A screen within the cockpit displayed a holographic representation of the ship, aiding in landings and highlighting areas of damage. A purple button activated the cockpit's wipers, clearing away any creatures that collided with the ship.
The interior of Aree's ship was spacious and predominantly gray. A dedicated room served as storage for various foodstuff. Aree also had a personal bedroom onboard, complete with a bed and plants. The ship also contained a room housing a substantial power converter. A lever controlled the opening and closing of the ship's airlock. Aree also carried a battery for restoring his energy levels.
During the High Republic era, a collective of scientists and adventurers, driven by a shared passion for studying and documenting the newly discovered species on the Galactic Republic's frontier worlds, established the Galactic Society of Creature Enthusiasts. Recognizing the inherent risks of their assignments, the Society commissioned Serv-O-Droid, Inc. to construct Safari droids capable of autonomously documenting and interacting with creatures in their natural habitats, subsequently reporting their findings to the Society. Aree, one such Safari droid, embarked on a journey across the galaxy aboard his ship to expand his knowledge of various creatures.
Sometime during or after 34 ABY, Aree and the cam droid CAM were dispatched by the Society to the planet Hoth, located in the Outer Rim Territories, with the objective of learning how to tame a tauntaun. Aree traveled to Hoth aboard his ship, parking it near a cave inhabited by tauntauns. After two unsuccessful attempts to ride a tauntaun, Aree successfully befriended one using jogan fruit pie. The tauntaun allowed Aree to ride it, and then galloped around Aree's ship in circles. Aree and the tauntaun then rested near the ship, and the tauntaun continued to eat the pie.
Following their visit to Hoth, Aree and CAM were sent by the Society to the planet Dathomir in the Outer Rim to discover how to assist a rancor in improving its personal hygiene. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to clean a rancor's teeth, Aree realized that rancors allow blue birds to clean their teeth.
Subsequently, Aree and CAM piloted their ship to the desert planet of Tatooine, located in the Outer Rim, to investigate how Tusken Raiders maintained the cleanliness of their bantha mounts. He landed his ship near moisture vaporators and two baths. After cleaning and grooming a bantha with his tools, Aree left Tatooine in his ship.
Aree and CAM then journeyed to the Forest Moon of Endor in the Outer Rim. Aree rounded up a group of blurrgs into a pen, enticing them with music.
Subsequently, Aree and CAM flew to the planet Cholganna in the Outer Rim to observe a nexu in its native environment. After landing his ship in the jungle, Aree witnessed a nexu ensnared in an electric net by two poachers. The poachers placed the feline in a repulsorcraft attached to their speeder bikes and then sped off. Aree decided that the nexu was in need of his and CAM's assistance, so he instructed CAM to fly the ship close behind the speeder bikes. Aree stood on the ship's landing platform at the back of the ship, and CAM flipped the ship around and flew it closer to the nexu. Aree was unsuccessful in grabbing the nexu, so he jumped on the creature. He was electrocuted by the net, causing him and the nexu to fall off. The nexu then scared the two poachers away. While back on the ship, Aree told CAM, who was recording for the Holonet, that befriending a nexu can keep an individual safe. Aree and CAM then departed Cholganna in their ship.
The Society tasked Aree and CAM with a mission to the planet Naboo in the Mid Rim Territories to determine if voorpaks could be trained as guards. Aree initially failed at training a voorpak, but he discovered that voorpaks were good at guaring and goofing off.
Aree and CAM then journeyed to the planet Lothal in the Outer Rim Territories, where Aree attempted to foster an orphaned loth-cat in the hopes of finding it a permanent home, though Aree fist needed to catch the feline. He brought the loth-cat into his ship and he poured foodstuff in a bowl, though the lothcat was revolted by the smell. Believing that the presentation was the problem, Aree poured food in a bowl, topped it with a piece of a plant, and placed the bowl on a platter. He presented the food to the lothcat who then smacked the bowl at CAM. Aree then prepared the bowl again and a very large meal for the loth-cat who responded by throwing up. Aree smacked the bowl onto the ground in frustration, causing many rats to start eating the food, and then the loth-cat ate the creatures. The loth-cat proceeded to run and jump around in the cockpit. After the loth-cat was tired out, Aree gave it a pillow to sleep on. It instead tried to sleep on the ship's control panel, which activated the warning alarm, caused compartments to open, turned on the cockpit wipers and the spotlights, and launched two missiles that resulted in a large explosion far from the ship. Aree allowed the loth-cat to sleep in a bed, though it decided to rest on his shoulder.
The Society next dispatched Aree and CAM to the planet Elphrona in the Outer Rim Territories to investigate whether wild charhounds engaged in fetch. Aree used a cylindrical rod to play fetch with the charhound, but the creature's mouth burned the rod. CAM gave Aree a reinforced rod, a condenser coil, and other cylindrical equipment from the ship, though the charhound burned all of them. Aree asked CAM where it got the rods from, and CAM pointed to the ship collapsing from its weight after the rods were removed. Later, there was smoke coming out of the ship.
Aree and CAM landed their ship on an asteroid field in search of mynocks. Aree used a battery to lure a mynock out of a hole in the asteroid, causing many more mynocks to appear. Aree realized that he and CAM were powered by energy, and the mynocks then chased them back to their ship. They then flew away from the asteroid field. The lights then turned off, and Aree discovered that several mynocks managed to sneak on their ship. He then noticed that the mynocks were draining energy from the ship's power converter. The mynocks then drained a lot of Aree's energy, putting him in low power mode. Aree struggled to pull down the lever the release the airlock, and Aree, CAM, the mynocks, and everything else in the ship was blown into space. CAM pulled Aree back into the ship and closed the airlock. CAM managed to get the ship's power back up and plugged Aree into a large battery. While CAM was recording, Aree said that pilots should avoid mynocks, and he turned on the wipers after a mynock flew into his ship. The ship then launched into hyperspace.
Aree and CAM flew their ship to the planet Kowak in the Outer Rim to learn how to become friends with Kowakian monkey-lizards. While he was telling this to CAM, the ship's alarm went off due to the monkey-lizards stealing equipment from the ship. Aree exited his ship and saw one of the engines fall off. Aree offered the monkey-lizards fruit in exchange for the ship's parts. Instead, the monkey-lizards threw fruit at Aree until he was hit, causing him to enter defensive mode. He threw a fruit at a monkey-lizard, so all of them laughed. This convinced the monkey-lizards to repair Aree's ship, though one of them kept a piece of equipment. Aree and CAM then departed Kowak in their ship.
Aree and CAM traveled to the Batuu Wilds on the planet Batuu in the Outer Rim to learn if was possible to teach porgs a few tricks. Aree wasn't able to teach porgs any tricks, and he was chased by a Batuuan braga bear.
The starship belonging to SF-R3 made its initial appearance in the Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures episodes titled "Porgs" and "Bantha", both of which were released on StarWarsKids.com on October 14, 2021.