Katurians
 
Overview
 
Classification Humanoid
Type Bipedal life-form
 
Affiliation Federation
Home planet Katurus
 
 Physiology
 
Classification -
 
Body size Height app. 1.75 cm
Body color Light rose
Body structure Outwardly symmetrical; visible subdivision into head - trunk - legs
   Head Long shape; high, flat forehead; cranial ridges, running from the middle of the forehead, above the nose, over to the back of the head; all but four ridges are covered by the straight hair; otherwise flat face; two humanoid eyes in the upper part, narrow, humanoid nose in the center and humanoid mouth in the lower part of the face; two humanoid ears on both sides of the head
   Trunk Humanoid, slim shape with typical shoulder belt, thorax and pelvic girdle; the head is attached to the upper part with a narrow neck
   Extremities Two arms with two joints and one hand each, attached to the shoulder belt on both sides of the upper part of the trunk
Two legs with two joints and one foot each, attached to the pelvic girdle at the lower part of the trunk
Body systems
  Nervous system Brain and spinal cord; facilitates consciousness and high intelligence
  Circulatory system Probably blood circulation with heart as motor
    Respiratory system Pulmonary respiration
    Sense organs Sense of sight created by two humanoid eyes in the upper part of the face
Sense of hearing created by two humanoid ears on both sides of the head
Sense of smell created by humanoid nose in the central part of the face
Sense of taste created by the glossa in the mouth in the lower part of the face
Sense of touch created by   nerves under the epidermis
   Nutrition and
   digestion		 Omnivores; prefer vegetable food and boiled or fried meat
   Reproduction Heterosexual
   Further characteristics Katurians have scales on some parts of the body
Gestation period is nearly twice as long as the human one, even if the woman is only half Katurian
Katurian babies have protruding incisors up to three or four weeks after the birth
The physical and mental development in the childhood proceeds very quickly; a three year Katurian child has the physiology and the comprehension of an about six year old human child
Note: all pictures show a Katurian-human hybrid; differences to pure Katurians are possible.
 

 

 
 
Description
The Katurians, an appreciated member of the United Federation of Planets for many years, are a very humanoid  species which nonetheless has several inner and outer physical peculiarities, even though the Katurians are not as alien as the hostile Ktarians, who have an identically sounding name. The basic appearance of the tall species is human; however, even on cursory examination the cranial ridges on the forehead stand out, and a closer check-up reveals the scales on some parts of the body. The Katurian tongue, palate and pharynx are apparently more sophisticated than the human ones, since they are capable of articulating the for humans nearly unpronounceable Katurian names. However, there are greater differences in other fields. The Katurian life cycle, for instance,  considerably differs. With 18 months, the gestation period is nearly twice as long as the human one. On the other hand, a Katurian child also develops twice as fast as a human child - physically as well as mentally. Nevertheless, Katurians and humans are very similiar in their life styles and social structures; the Katurian animal and vegetable food, particularly  the sweet dishes, is popular among humans as well as other humanoid species. In the end, many Katurians live on Earth in the 24th century, while Katurus itself, a planet with temperate climate, and friendly living conditions for the most part, is a preferred destination of human beings.