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Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian06 May 2024 9:13 p.m. PST

Which is your favorite sci-fi alien race, that is conceptually based on some kind of Earth species or group of species?

* cat aliens
* dog aliens
* lizard aliens
etc.

Insomniac06 May 2024 10:57 p.m. PST

Lizard aliens (Especially those like the one in the movie Jupiter Ascending).

Titchmonster06 May 2024 11:12 p.m. PST

Squidbillies

Personal logo Herkybird Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 1:00 a.m. PST

Lizard aliens (V) and the like. Oddly, the only 'Cat' aliens I can remember offhand are the zygerrians in two Star Wars animated series.

Personal logo David Manley Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 1:16 a.m. PST

Treecats in the Honor Harrington series of novels

Edge of Empires07 May 2024 2:03 a.m. PST

Judoon from Doctor Who – Rhino Mercs/private security/police

D6Craig07 May 2024 3:01 a.m. PST

From the Traveller RPG, I always liked the Vargr.

rvandusen07 May 2024 3:35 a.m. PST

Reptilian aliens. Lizards/snakes

GurKhan07 May 2024 3:36 a.m. PST

Probably Niven's Kzinti – rat-tailed cats.

Wackmole907 May 2024 4:58 a.m. PST

2nd Gurkhan on the Kzinti

doomfire07 May 2024 5:54 a.m. PST

Any of the alien species from C.J. Cherryh's multitude of books, but especially the Hani (cats) from the Chanur series.

Personal logo miniMo Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 6:52 a.m. PST

Space Rats.

Col Durnford Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 7:13 a.m. PST

Toss up between Weasels from Fleet book series and bugs from Traveler 2300.

Personal logo McKinstry Supporting Member of TMP Fezian07 May 2024 9:42 a.m. PST

Kzinti.

Grattan54 Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 10:11 a.m. PST

Pigs

Rich Bliss07 May 2024 10:15 a.m. PST

Vargr

Stew art07 May 2024 10:54 a.m. PST

Quar!

Personal logo 20thmaine Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 11:14 a.m. PST

The Tines.

Personal logo Saber6 Supporting Member of TMP Fezian07 May 2024 11:52 a.m. PST

Vargr

Umpapa07 May 2024 1:26 p.m. PST

Kzinti/Kilrathi

Tgerritsen Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 2:08 p.m. PST

Vargr, though Kzinti are pretty cool.

BenMinis07 May 2024 2:57 p.m. PST

Ducks

Personal logo etotheipi Sponsoring Member of TMP07 May 2024 3:06 p.m. PST

1. POTA!

2. Giraffe Men
3. Communist Gorillas from Outer Space
4. Fishmen, Fishmen, Roly-Poly Fishmen

Honorable mention:
Brainz! … I mean they're some earth species' brain, right?

… unless Volkswagen is a species …

Personal logo The Nigerian Lead Minister Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 4:15 p.m. PST

Quar.

Stryderg07 May 2024 8:01 p.m. PST

Bugs, lots and lots of bugs.

Personal logo Wolfshanza Supporting Member of TMP07 May 2024 10:17 p.m. PST

Kzinti. What's not to like about large psycopathic tigers :)

Oberlindes Sol LIC Supporting Member of TMP08 May 2024 6:23 p.m. PST

Vargr (Traveller's uplifted wolves)

TimePortal08 May 2024 7:29 p.m. PST

Was not Kzenti he cat race on STO? Or was that the Lycian's?

M1Fanboy10 May 2024 7:45 a.m. PST

Aslan

jefritrout19 May 2024 10:33 a.m. PST

First thoughts were Cat from CJ Cherryh's Chanur series.

Oberlindes Sol LIC Supporting Member of TMP31 May 2024 3:41 p.m. PST

@TimePortal: The Kzinti were a somewhat tiger-like sentient species created by Larry Niven for his Known Space fiction. They appear in Star Trek: The Animated Series and possibly other places.

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