Kukulkan's zoo

Kukulkan's zoo was a collection of creatures kept by Kukulkan aboard his ship. According to Kukulkan, his 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 "If you were to read the original script, we had animals, various life forms from earlier episodes of the live action Star Trek. There was a tribble, a couple of tribbles in one cage, there was a Horta from "Devil in the Dark" in another cage, they were supposed to be reference, the various menagerie of characters who had appeared in earlier Star Trek's." Upon reviewing the episode, he commented, "But what they came up with here is quite good. These are some nifty aliens."

Named species[]

Capellan power-cat

Unnamed species []

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.

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Kukulkan creature 2 — Unnamed creature #2

This red creature had long arms with feathery ends that waved 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[]

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.