Changes: Kukulkan's zoo

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Kukulkan's zoo was a collection of creatures kept aboard Kukulkan's starship by Kukulkan. According to Kukulkan, Kukulkan's machinery created a virtual world for each creature so they could live peacefully in their native environment. According to Kukulkan, they had little intelligence. (TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth")

Although some of the creatures look more like plants, the fact that they were placed in virtual enviroments presumably implies some sapience.
Several of the creatures were in different cages in different shots; this is either an animation error or perhaps there were multiple specimens for each species.
In the audio commentary for "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth", David Wise mentions that the zoo was to be filled with various animals that had been seen in earlier TOS episodes, including the Horta and a couple tribbles.

The Collection

Capellan power-cat

File:Capellan power cat.jpg

Capellan power-cat

A Capellan power-cat.

Unnamed creature #1

Kukulkan creature 1 — Unnamed creature #1

This was a green blob-shaped creature with blonde hair. It pulsed in size from very small to large.

Unnamed creature #2

Kukulkan creature 2 — Unnamed creature #2

This red creature had long arms with feathery ends that wave around.

Unnamed creature #3

Kukulkan creature 3 — Unnamed creature #3

This was a relatively stationary tall green plant-looking creature.

Unnamed creature #4

Kukulkan creature 4 — Unnamed creature #4

This was a furry mostly-purple creature.

Unnamed creature #5

Kukulkan creature 5 — Unnamed creature #5

This was a creature with six appendages. It stands on its two hind legs with flat- bottomed feet, and has four short arms with hand-like paws. It has short brown fur and some reptilian characteristics as well.

Unnamed creature #6

Kukulkan creature 6 — Unnamed creature #6

This was a purple reptilian creature with four legs with flat-bottomed feet, and two arms with hands of three non-opposable digits. It has three eyes that are each on the end of stalks. Two of the eyes are at the top of the head, and the other is at the nose. It also has a long neck.

Unnamed creature #7

Kukulkan creature 7 — Unnamed creature #7

This green creature had two legs, two arms and three eyes. The eyes had the capability to point in different directions from one another. The tail was three parts and furry.

Unnamed creature #8

Kukulkan creature 8 — Unnamed creature #8

This creature was very yellow.

Unnamed creature #9

A green creature with yellow spots.

Unnamed creature #10

Kukulkan creature 10 — Unnamed creature #10

A creature with multiple yellow burst shaped furry chunks and several thin legs.

Unnamed creature #11

Kukulkan creature 11 — Unnamed creature #11

This creature was green and had two thick hind legs and four skinny black fore legs. It had a long neck with a mouth-only head. Its two eyes were on its chest.

Unnamed creature #12

Kukulkan creature 12 — Unnamed creature #12

This "friendly little darlin'" was a yellow cat-like animal with four legs and a long neck.

Unnamed creature #13

Kukulkan creature 13 — Unnamed creature #13

A giant orange ball of thick spindly protrusions.

Unnamed creature #14

Kukulkan creature 14 — Unnamed creature #14

A creature, mostly red with pink parts and yellow hair clusters.

Unnamed creature #15

Kukulkan creature 15 — Unnamed creature #15

A brown creature with several legs.

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-'''Kukulkan's zoo''' was a [[zoo|collection of creatures]] kept aboard [[Kukulkan's starship]] by [[Kukulkan]]. [[Kukulkan's machinery]] created a virtual world for each creature so they could live peacefully in their native environment. ({{TAS|How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth}})
+'''Kukulkan's zoo''' was a [[zoo|collection of creatures]] kept aboard [[Kukulkan's starship]] by [[Kukulkan]]. According to Kukulkan, [[Kukulkan's machinery]] created a virtual world for each creature so they could live peacefully in their native environment. According to Kukulkan, they had little intelligence. ({{TAS|How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth}})
-{{bginfo|Although some of the creatures look like plants, the idea of creating a virtual habitat for a lifeform that doesn't have any cognitive capabilities seems absurd. Also, several of the creatures were in different cages in different shots; this is either an animation error or perhaps there were multiple specimens for each species.|In the audio commentary for "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth", [[David Wise]] mentions that the zoo was to be filled with various animals that had been seen in earlier [[TOS]] episodes, including the [[Horta]] and a couple [[tribble]]s.}}
+{{bginfo|Although some of the creatures look more like plants, the fact that they were placed in virtual enviroments presumably implies some sapience.|Several of the creatures were in different cages in different shots; this is either an animation error or perhaps there were multiple specimens for each species.|In the audio commentary for "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth", [[David Wise]] mentions that the zoo was to be filled with various animals that had been seen in earlier [[TOS]] episodes, including the [[Horta]] and a couple [[tribble]]s.}}
 == The Collection ==
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 === Unnamed creature #1 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 1.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #1]]
-This is a green blob-shaped creature with blonde hair. It pulses in size from very small to large.
+This was a green blob-shaped creature with blonde hair. It pulsed in size from very small to large.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #2 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 2.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #2]]
-This red creature has long arms with feathery ends that wave around.
+This red creature had long arms with feathery ends that wave around.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #3 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 3.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #3]]
-This is a relatively stationary tall green plant-looking creature.
+This was a relatively stationary tall green plant-looking creature.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #4 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 4.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #4]]
-This is a furry mostly-purple creature.
+This was a furry mostly-purple creature.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #5 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 5.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #5]]
-This is a creature with six appendages. It stands on its two hind legs with flat- bottomed feet, and has four short arms with hand-like paws. It has short brown fur and some reptilian characteristics as well.
+This was a creature with six appendages. It stands on its two hind legs with flat- bottomed feet, and has four short arms with hand-like paws. It has short brown fur and some reptilian characteristics as well.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #6 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 6.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #6]]
-This is a purple reptilian creature with four legs with flat-bottomed feet, and two arms with hands of three non-opposable digits. It has three eyes that are each on the end of stalks. Two of the eyes are at the top of the head, and the other is at the nose. It also has a long neck.
+This was a purple reptilian creature with four legs with flat-bottomed feet, and two arms with hands of three non-opposable digits. It has three eyes that are each on the end of stalks. Two of the eyes are at the top of the head, and the other is at the nose. It also has a long neck.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #7 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 7.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #7]]
-This green creature has two legs, two arms and three eyes. The eyes have the capability to point in different directions from one another. The tail is three parts and furry.
+This green creature had two legs, two arms and three eyes. The eyes had the capability to point in different directions from one another. The tail was three parts and furry.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #8 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 8.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #8]]
-This creature is very yellow.
+This creature was very yellow.
 {{clear}}
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 === Unnamed creature #11 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 11.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #11]]
-This creature is green and has two thick hind legs and four skinny black fore legs. It has a long neck with a mouth-only head. Its two eyes are on its chest.
+This creature was green and had two thick hind legs and four skinny black fore legs. It had a long neck with a mouth-only head. Its two eyes were on its chest.
 {{clear}}
 === Unnamed creature #12 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 12.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #12]]
-This "friendly little darlin'" is a yellow cat-like animal with four legs and a long neck.
+This "friendly little darlin'" was a yellow cat-like animal with four legs and a long neck.
 {{clear}}
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 === Unnamed creature #15 ===
 [[File:Kukulkan creature 15.jpg|thumb|Unnamed creature #15]]
-A blurry brown thing.
+A brown creature with several legs.
-{{bginfo|It's very blurry, and it might have been intended to be the power-cat, although the power-cat was sleeping in other shots. It's possible that it is an [[arachnid]] or [[insect]] species.}}
 {{clear}}
+[[Category:Unnamed species| ]]