Saladanan

• Appearance: Mammalian
  • Feline eyes (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
  • Anteater-like snout (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
  • Furred, with coppery skin (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
• Homeworld: Saladanan homeworld
• Pre-warp civilization (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
• Biological notes
  • Duluzola
    • Disease afflicting some Saladanan in childhood
      • Causes deterioration of leg muscles, loss of fur, loss of skin coloration (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
      • Improves hearing (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
• Cultural notes
  • Those afflicted by duluzola in birth outcast; referred to as "zola", or outcast (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
    • Name modified with "Zola" appended to their birth name (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
  • Zolas only allowed to appear in general society during "oshozola" (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")
    • Time when zolas collect a new zola to bring to outcast community of Bahuzola (VOY Short Story: "The Secret Heart of Zolaluz")