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The Tellarites were a warp-capable pig-like humanoid species from the planet Tellar Prime in the Alpha Quadrant. In 2161, their homeworld became a founding member of the United Federation of Planets. The Tellarites had achieved interstellar civilization by the 20th century. In 1957, a Tellarite...