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Vulcan

The Vulcans were a humanoid species from the planet Vulcan. They are widely known for their logical minds and stoic culture.^[1]

Biology and Appearance

Genetically, Vulcans and Humans were similar enough that they could produce offspring without any problems.
Externally, Vulcans were generally similar to Humans, the chief exceptions being the Vulcans' notably arched and up-swept eyebrows and distinguished external ear structure, the top of which tapered into a clearly defined point.
In contrast to their external similarities, Vulcan internal anatomy differed radically from that of Humans. For instance, their heart was where a Human's liver would normally be, and beat several hundred times per minute. They also had no appendix.
Vulcan blood was copper-based and was copper- or rust-colored when deoxygenated in the veins and green when oxygenated in the arteries (although it is unclear if this transport mechanism was a hemocyanin as in Earth molluscs). Bruises and dermal abrasions took on a greenish color.
Vulcan body chemistry used little, if any, sodium chloride compared to that of Humans.
Vulcans possessed a highly efficient respiratory system to extract the oxygen they needed from Vulcan's thin atmosphere. They were most comfortable in high temperatures, which was natural given the hot, arid climate of their homeworld. A Vulcan of advanced age may become more sensitive to lower temperatures.
The Vulcan digestive tract was highly adaptable. Although alien foods, notably Human food, would occasionally disagree with a Vulcan, given time, their body could adapt to the alien food.
Vulcan hearing was very sensitive. Vulcan females possessed a heightened sense of smell.
Having evolved on a planet which was mostly desert, Vulcans developed ways of surviving in desert conditions. For example, they could survive for several days without water and had inner eyelids which protected their eyes.
Vulcans had a superior metabolism to Humans. Caffeine and sapotoxins had little effect on them. They were also capable of surviving for long durations without food or sleep. Under stress, Vulcans could do without sleep for weeks.
Vulcans were on average three times physically stronger than Humans, and had considerably faster reflexes.
Vulcans were very sensitive to nitrous oxide gas, which rapidly rendered them unconscious.
Vulcans typically had a lifespan of two hundred years or more.^[1]

Society and Culture

Vulcan society was based around the concepts of logic as noted by Surak. They followed logical teachings and lived lives around that belief.
What little is known about Vulcan religious beliefs indicates that beginning prior to the "Time of the Awakening" they were polytheistic. Surak's teachings became the primary focus of Vulcan spirituality/mysticism, but as late as the 23rd century it was still not unheard of to find Vulcans honoring the traditional gods. There are, however, no demons in Vulcan literature.^[1]

History

Behind the Scenes

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• 1: Information obtained and slightly modified from Star Trek Wiki.