Tellarites
Ambassador Gral, a Tellarite male
Homeworld:	Tellar Prime
Affiliation:	United Federation of Planets

Tellarites are a fictional species from the planet Tellar from the Star Trek television show. Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... Tellar is a fictional planet in the Star Trek universe. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Tellar is a fictional planet in the Star Trek universe. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment series. ...

Though not used in a great number of episodes, they are one of the four founding races of the show's United Federation of Planets, to which Earth belongs. Notable Tellarites include the ambassador Gav (from the original Star Trek episode "Journey to Babel"), bounty hunter Skalaar, and his brother Gaavrin (both from Star Trek: Enterprise). This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... Journey to Babel is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. ... A bounty hunter is an individual who seeks out fugitives (hunting) for a monetary reward (bounty), for apprehending by law, if such laws exist. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ...

Traits

Tellarites are a porcine-humanoid species. They have black pupils set in deep eye sockets and large snouts. Tellarites are very hairy; besides having beards and large bushy hair, they also have coarse pinkish-brown skin. In Star Trek: The Original Series they are portrayed as having three fingers, but in Star Trek: Enterprise, not only is their facial make-up updated, they also have five fingers. Overall the depiction in the original series is different from the Enterprise depiction, but this can easy be explained as simply due to the limitations of make-up in the sixties. Tellarites prefer temperatures slightly above human standards. Species Sus barbatus Sus bucculentus Sus cebifrons Sus celebensis Sus domesticus Sus heureni Sus philippensis Sus salvanius Sus scrofa Sus timoriensis Sus verrucosus Pigs are ungulates native to Eurasia collectively grouped under the genus Sus within the Suidae family. ... The term humanoid refers to any being whose body structure resembles that of a human. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... The starship Enterprise (NX-01) Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. ... Cosmetics or makeup are substances to enhance the beauty of the human body, apart from simple cleaning. ... The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...

History

Tellarites were warp-capable at least since the 20th century, but they only made contact with humans on March 21, 2153 by the Starfleet ship Enterprise NX-01. Although this encounter was rather hostile (a Tellarite bounty hunter kidnapped Captain Archer), the relations between humans and Tellarites apparently improved in the next few years until both species became founding members of the United Federation of Planets in 2161. A key moment in this process was an incident in 2154, when humans forced them to work together with their enemies the Andorians to prevent a Romulan attempt to destabilize the region. For the next several hundred years, Tellarites continued to be an important species in the Federation (although they were only rarely seen onscreen). By 2267, in the TOS episode "Journey to Babel," the Babel Conference, which included many Federation worlds including Tellar, was considering the fate of the disputed world Coridan, with its rich mining resources. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999... Starfleet Command symbol In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet is the paramilitary defense, research, diplomacy, and exploration force of the United Federation of Planets (UFP) with – as of the late 24th century – hundreds of starships and starbases at its disposal. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Andorian In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Andorians are a species of humanoids native to the planet Andor. ... Romulans are a fictional alien species in the Star Trek universe related to Vulcans. ... Journey to Babel is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. ...

Gav, leader of the Tellarite delegation, made heated charges that other ambassadors were either hindering or actively seeking the Tellarites' removal of any say in the negotiations. He accused Vulcan ambassador Sarek of the most serious charges. Gav suddenly turned up in one of Kirk's Enterprise's Jeffries Tubes, dead of an apparent Vulcan killing technique, snapping his neck. the subsequent investigation uncovered a plot by the notorious Orion species to break up the conference, frame Sarek for the killing of Gav, and claim Coridan by deception.

Culture

The Tellarites were described by Sarek in "Journey to Babel", as being argumentative, not to make a point, but simply to argue. Hailing from Tellar Prime, they built a trade empire for dozens of lightyears around their homeworld, by both hard negotiation and combat. Despite a reputation of being tough and ruthless, the Tellarites were honor-bound in their business dealings. Journey to Babel is an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series. ...

In combat however, despite local success, the Klingons of Deep Space Nine found them easy prey. During the 2373 Klingon-Federation conflict, one Klingon captain boasted of snapping a Tellarite commander's back, saying the victim "squealed the entire time." In the Star Trek fictional universe, Deep Space Nine (or DS9) is a space station. ...

Tellarites are renowned for being rather direct and forceful in conversation, and are known to be so quarrelsome that arguing is a sport on their home planet, Tellar. They consider normal polite conversation to be a grave insult; it is recommended to be insulting and crude when speaking to a Tellarite. Because of their ability to argue, Tellarites make excellent politicians. They like taking muddy baths. However, Tellarites take great umbrage if compared to the habits Terran swine, saying they in particular are not food. Tellar is a fictional planet in the Star Trek universe. ...

The non-canon fan-produced webcast series Star Trek: Hidden Frontier, has featured Tellarite culture prominently. One of the cast, actor and makeup artist John Whiting portrays a Tellarite medical officer, Henglaar, using using a variation of the TOS look of the species. Henglaar is described at the [1] website as being "curmudgeonly," and "an expert on how not to be married." John Whiting was an English dramatist and critic. ...

Technology

As of 2153, the Tellarites have more advanced ships than Earth; even their smaller shuttlecraft can attain speeds of warp 4 (around 64 times the speed of light on the old warp scale, 101 times on the new one). During the Babel Crisis episodes on Enterprise, it was stated by Ambassador Gral that the Tellarites were less advanced compared to the Andorians. Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A line showing the speed of light on a scale model of Earth and the Moon The speed of light in a vacuum is an important physical constant denoted by the letter c for constant or the Latin word celeritas meaning swiftness. It is the speed of all electromagnetic radiation... Look up Enterprise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

External link

• Tellarite article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.