Talking Pet
| Ur-Quan Topics |
|---|
| Species |
| Ur-Quan Kzer-Za • Kohr-Ah |
| History |
| Sentient Milieu Slave Revolt Slave War The Words Doctrinal Conflict Second Doctrinal War |
| Personalities |
| Kzer-Za • Kohr-Ah |
| Philosophies |
| Path of Now and Forever Ur-Quan Hierarchy • Battle Thrall • Fallow Slave • Oath of Fealty Doctrinal Conflict |
| Ships |
| Dreadnought • Marauder • Sa-Matra |
| Science |
| Excruciator • Slave Shield • Talking Pet |
- This article refers to the Ur-Quan translator species of talking pets. For information about the specific Talking Pet who became The Captain's neo-Dnyarri ally see: Talking Pet (device).
All species that have had dealing with Ur-Quan are familiar with the small quadripedal creatures with atrophied limbs and huge crania called Talking Pets. In all communications with the Ur-Quan the Ur-Quan themselves gesture animatedly with their palps but never deign to actually speak; instead, the Talking Pets, in their own small chambers, carry on separate communications and appear to speak and listen on behalf of the Ur-Quan. However, the Ur-Quan always make themselves visible during communications and make it clear that they, in fact, are the source of the communications and the Talking Pets are merely tools for telepathic translation.
Each Ur-Quan ship, whether Kzer-Za or Kohr-Ah, comes equipped with a single Talking Pet for the exclusive use of that ship's captain