Mangara was a Hortek journalist known for his willingness to do anything for a story. During the second expedition to Zurek, he betrayed the Aqualish hunter Tenga, attempting to kill him. Tenga survived and disabled Mangara's landspeeder, effectively stranding him in the wilderness. Mangara fled, but was pursued and torn apart by a pack of native predators known as "weasel lizards" (see Dinosaurs).