Tellarite

== Physiology ==
Tellarites were a stout humanoid species with an average body height shorter than that of [[Human]]s, although some individuals could also be taller than average humans. ({{ENT|Bounty}}; {{TOS|Journey to Babel}}, {{PIC|Remembrance}}) They had distinctive snouts, often wore [[beard]]s, and their hands were sometimes hoof-like in appearance. Their lower [[jaw]] usually possessed a pair of small [[tusk]]s. ({{ENT|Bounty}}; {{TOS|Journey to Babel}}) However, at least some Tellarites possessed more prominent tusks. ({{DIS|The Wolf Inside|The War Without, The War Within}}; {{PIC|Remembrance}})

{{bginfo|For information on their hands and faces, see the [[Tellarite#Background information|background information section]].}}

[[File:Archer meets Gral.jpg|thumb|Tellarites standing next to Humans (2154)]]
Tellarites found Human room [[temperature]]s to be cold, indicative of a higher [[body temperature]]. ({{ENT|Babel One}})

Tellarite [[blood]] contained [[hemerythrin]]s, in common with some marine [[invertebrate]]s on [[Earth]]. ({{DIS|Brother}})

Though a particular medical condition known as [[dyspnea]] was normally considered a symptom (i.e., the patient noticed it him/herself) and not a sign (i.e., only a doctor noticed the sign during a medical examination) in most species, it was regarded as a sign when present in Tellarites. ({{DS9|Inquisition}})

{{bginfo|Two references of note regarding Tellarites were mentioned in the second revised draft of the {{e|Journey to Babel}} script (dated {{d|19|September|1967}}). The first was noting, "''Gav's voice is rough, grating and [[accent]]ed in some way... as though [[English language|English]] is very alien on his tongue.''" The second reference could be found in a later scene where it read, "''He [Gav] sits isolated. Before him is a small bottle of [[Saurian brandy]] to which he has been helping himself rather liberally. (NOTE: Tellarites do not get [[drunk]], just feisty.)''"}}