Bear

Bears were a type of creature that lived in the galaxy. Upon seeing Lieutenant Wulfgar Kath of the First Order, Resistance spy Vi Moradi noted he was built like a bear.^[2] A species of bear was the garu-bear, a type of hibernating bear.^[3] The droid Hunter K-A0S referred to the Ewok Hunter Pilbush as a small bear.^[4]

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Behind the scenes

The memorable voice of Chewbacca was designed by Ben Burtt, sound designer for all nine films. Creating Chewbacca's voice was Burtt's first job for A New Hope. He mixed together various animal growls for different emotions, including those of bears.^[5] The most heavily used sound came from a cinnamon bear^[6] named Pooh.^[5] Burtt also used a black bear named Tarik,^[6] who died of congestive heart failure, liver disease, and cancer in October, 1994 at the age of 16.^[7]

In LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Mi'no Teest indirectly mentioned Ewoks as "teddy bears."^[8]

Appearances

• The High Republic: Cataclysm (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss (and audiobook) (Appears in dream)
• Hyperspace Stories Annual—Jaxxon 2023 (Mentioned only)
• Star Wars: Hunters (Mentioned only)
• Shadow of the Sith (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire (and audiobook) (Mentioned only)
• Galaxy of Creatures book
• Star Wars Galaxy of Creatures — "Porgs" (First appearance)

Non-canon appearances

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (First mentioned)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (as toy)

Sources

• Drawing from the Present: Familiar Creatures in a Galaxy Far, Far Away on StarWars.com (backup link) (original link is obsolete)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 16 Databank A-Z: E-11 Blaster–Cornelius Evazan (First canonical mention)
• Star Wars Helmet Collection 17 Databank A-Z: Ewoks–Finn (FN-2187)
• Much to Learn You Still Have: 8 Things You Might Not Know About Wookiees on StarWars.com (backup link)

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