Andalite


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Andalites are sentient, centaur-esque creatures featured in the Animorphs universe. The Andalite's body structure consists of a nearly human top half and horselike bottom half, textured by blue fur. In addition to this, their tails resemble those of Earth scorpions, with a sharp, knifelike point.

War Against the Yeerks
Some time in recent Andalite history, a species of neuro-parasites were discovered with a penchant for taking over the bodies of other races, due to their limited abilities to move about on land. These creatures, called Yeerks, were fully sentient but were lacking physically- in human terms, they resemble slugs. To counter this shortcoming, the Yeerks developed the ability to take over others by slithering in to their ear canals and wrapping themselves around the brain, sinking themselves in to every nook and cranny of the brain. Not content with the limited options of hosts on their homeworld, the Yeerks were delighted by the arrival of the Andalites on their swampy homeworld. Utilizing the primitive natives of their world, they overpowered the Andalite scout ship and took to the stars. Soon, they began colonizing the galaxy, taking more and more powerful species and using them in war. The Andalites were soon outnumbered, stretched too thin to counter the Yeerk invasion.