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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Similar to Humans in appearance, Vulcans are distinguished mainly by their pointed ears and up-swept eyebrows. Their skin colours range from pale to dark shades, not dissimilar to Humans of European, Asian, or African descent. They exhibit generally dark hair colours, and have body hair (also similar to Humans). Males are capable of growing facial hair, but most chose to shave it. | |||
==Physiology== | ==Physiology== | ||
For all their external similarities, the internal anatomy of a Vulcan differs radically from Humans. Their heart is located where a Human's liver would be, and beat several hundred times per minute. They possess a highly efficient respiratory system to extract the oxygen they need from Vulcan's thin atmosphere, and are comfortable in high temperatures (a Vulcan of advanced age may become more sensitive to lower temperatures) - natural, given the hot and arid climate of the Vulcan homeworld. They also have no appendix. | |||
Their blood is copper-based, and is copper or rust coloured when deoxygenated in the veins, and green when oxygenated in the arteries. Bruises and dermal abrasions take on greenish tinges. | |||
A Vulcan often has sensitive hearing, and female Vulcans in particular, 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 are also capable of surviving for long periods of time without food, and under stress, can potentially go without sleep for weeks. | |||
==Psychology== | ==Psychology== | ||