Ah, that makes sense. Thanks.
It’s also nice to see something else than just Banthas and Dewbacks on Tatooine. A lot of old EU stuff seemed overly obsessed with those two, though it makes sense that there would be a wide range of imported “beast of burden”.
Also, while rewatching ANH yesterday I noticed a line that I’ve never really thought about before.
When Luke and Threepio catch up with Artoo before the Tuskens attack, Luke says; “Sand people, or worse.”
We take it for granted nowadays that Tatooine’s natives are Tuskens and Jawas (though the latter seems to have been retconned), but this line implies that there might be other creatures as well. I suppose he could be referring to Krayt dragons, but I still feel this showcases one of the weaknesses of how nostalgia can effect the EU. Tusken and Jawas are great and all, but it would have been nice to see other strange creatures as well.