Deceptively aggressive, uxibeasts were mammalian herbivores with a multitude of horns covering their shaggy bodies. They were believed to originate on Tython

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, but have been found in small numbers on other planets - evidence of the migration of the first Jedi

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, long ago. They typically traveled in herds and were quite capable of fending off would-be predators; the pointed spines on their backs prevented attackers from pouncing on them, and a charging uxibeast was capable of inflicting all kinds of bodily harm.
Uxibeasts were generally ill-tempered and domesticating uxibeasts was no easy challenge - the animal might imprint on a single being, forming a strong bond and loyalty with that individual.