Are there donkeys in the Star Wars universe?

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Inspired by a now-deleted comment from @WadCheber on another question...

Are there donkeys in the Star Wars universe? If not, what's the closest equivalent?

_{Might look like a silly question, but there are precedents.}

Another Star Wars question from the guy who's never seen Star Wars! :-O

Suggestions on what to do with someone who's never seen Star Wars, if forcing them to ride a donkey backwards into the desert with a bucket on their head is out of the question, will also be welcome. — Rand al'Thor, Sep 07 '15 at 12:49
@Richard Think this question is worth keeping around? I'm leaning towards deleting it... — Rand al'Thor, Sep 07 '15 at 13:37
Don't delete it; it's questions like this that make this site quirky! You've got my +1 — Often Right, Sep 08 '15 at 00:37
The question is: are there any mules... Seriously if there are mules, because they're the offspring of donkeys and horses, that would prove there are donkeys - assuming genetics work the same in SW as they do here on Eath — Often Right, Sep 08 '15 at 00:40
There is one big ass. He's responsible for the prequel trilogy. — James McLeod, Sep 08 '15 at 03:23
If there's a Pleasure Island and a little wooden boy in the Star Wars universe, there's bound to be donkeys. — Major Stackings, Sep 08 '15 at 08:49

Rogue Jedi · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-31T14:32:37.810

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There are no canon instances of donkeys showing up in any Star Wars works.

However, "Snack-donkeys" are mentioned in the non-canon book Monsters and Aliens from George Lucas.

Additionally, there are horses and ponies in the Legends continuity. There were also many animals similar to horses.

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answered Sep 08 '15 at 00:35

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I still don't fully understand the difference between horses and ponies. I thought ponies were just small horses, but apparently some ponies never become horses, even though the species is obviously "horse". – Wad Cheber Sep 08 '15 at 01:29
Especially Stone Poneys. – Organic Marble Sep 08 '15 at 02:03

VerpinZal · Answer 2 · 2015-09-08T00:30:31.483

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I'll try to answer, anyway. There are no donkeys in Star Wars universe. But here are other beasts of burden, as donkeys on Earth are used primarily for carriage on undeveloped or some still developing countries.

Dewback
Eopie
Fambaa
Ronto
Tauntaun
Bantha

Among these, Eopie would be the closest equivalent. Quadruped and somewhat "thin" of shape, mostly-humanoid height.

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answered Sep 08 '15 at 00:28

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How does this prove that donkeys don't exist? – phantom42 Sep 08 '15 at 00:30
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Because if I were George Lucas or any other author of Star Wars, I would avoid naming a creature I just came up with as "donkey", or "Alderaanian mountain donkey", or "Tatooine Sand Donkey" or "Sullustan Procedural Donkey". How about that? ...Fun aside, none of the published Star Wars guides list donkeys in existence, so it's safe to presume that they really don't exist. – VerpinZal Sep 08 '15 at 00:38
“none of the published Star Wars guides list donkeys in existence, so it's safe to presume that they really don't exist” no potential to be taken out of context there, huh? – Ekadh Singh - Reinstate Monica May 11 '21 at 22:22

Are there donkeys in the Star Wars universe?

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