Antican
From Memory Alpha, the free Star Trek reference.
The Anticans were a large, furry, sentient humanoid species from the planet Antica in the Beta Renner system. Anticans are a carnivorous species who prefer to eat their meat alive.
A few Anticans were at Starbase Earhart's Bonestell Recreation Facility in 2327. (TNG: "Tapestry")
- This would seem to imply that First contact with the Federation took place before 2327.
In 2364, the Anticans applied for membership to the United Federation of Planets. The USS Enterprise-D transported their delegates to the planet Parliament to help resolve a long standing dispute with their sister planet, Selay, as part of the admission process. (TNG: "Lonely Among Us")
In early 2365, an Antican was in the officer's lounge of Starbase 173, chatting with a female Starfleet command officer. (TNG: "The Measure Of A Man")
While Captain Picard was staying on Risa in 2366, an Antican was also vacationing on the planet. (TNG: "Captain's Holiday")
In 2368, a few Anticans were present at a bar on Qualor II. (TNG: "Unification II")
Anticans were also seen on Deep Space 9's promenade in 2369 and 2370. (DS9: "Battle Lines", "Melora", "The Alternate")
Several Anticans aboard DS9 in early 2370 were among the evacuees that boarded the Orinoco when the station was evacuated. (DS9: "The Siege")
[edit] People
- Named
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[edit] Background
The dog-like Antican species was designed by Andrew Probert. Paramount received mail criticizing the controversial carnivorous nature of the Anticans in "Lonely Among Us".
