The Dowutin, a sentient species, originated from a non-sentient species of omnivorous herd creatures that were indigenous to the Core Worlds planet of Dowut. These ancestral animals were migratory, traversing the frozen plains of their homeworld in order to find the significant amounts of sustenance required to fuel their massive frames. Their diet consisted of things like tubers, insect colonies, and the lairs of hibernating feeks, all of which they unearthed using their spiky fingers and chin tusks. These digging adaptations persisted within the Dowutin's physical form as they evolved. Even after the Dowutin's emergence, sizable herd animals, quite similar to their predecessors, continued to roam the icy expanses of Dowut.