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A '''Calrissian chameleon''' is a [[reptile|reptilian]] [[animal]] capable of changing the color of it's scales to blend in with the local environment. It's [[pituitary gland]] is not very different then a [[beagle]]'s. It secretes a rare [[poison|toxin]] that is very useful for treating respiratory infections.
 
A '''Calrissian chameleon''' is a [[reptile|reptilian]] [[animal]] capable of changing the color of it's scales to blend in with the local environment. It's [[pituitary gland]] is not very different then a [[beagle]]'s. It secretes a rare [[poison|toxin]] that is very useful for treating respiratory infections.
   
[[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] kept a female Calrissian chameleon among his menagerie of animals aboard the ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'' until [[2152]], when he needed to use it's pituitary gland to save the [[Captain]]s [[pets|pet]], [[Porthos]]. Phlox joked that after the surgery, Porthos would be able to blend in with his environment. ([[ENT]]: "[[A Night in Sickbay]]")
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[[Doctor]] [[Phlox]] kept a female Calrissian chameleon among his menagerie aboard the ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'' until [[2152]], when he needed to use it's pituitary gland to save the [[Captain]]s [[pets|pet]], [[Porthos]]. Phlox joked that after the surgery, Porthos would be able to blend in with his environment. ([[ENT]]: "[[A Night in Sickbay]]")
 
:''It seems rather [[ethics|unethical]] to kill one perfectly healthy life form to save another, even if it is the Captains pet.''
 
:''It seems rather [[ethics|unethical]] to kill one perfectly healthy life form to save another, even if it is the Captains pet.''
 
[[Category:Animals]]
 
[[Category:Animals]]

Revision as of 00:46, 17 November 2005

Calrissian chameleon

A Calrissian chameleon prepared for surgery.

A Calrissian chameleon is a reptilian animal capable of changing the color of it's scales to blend in with the local environment. It's pituitary gland is not very different then a beagle's. It secretes a rare toxin that is very useful for treating respiratory infections.

Doctor Phlox kept a female Calrissian chameleon among his menagerie aboard the Enterprise until 2152, when he needed to use it's pituitary gland to save the Captains pet, Porthos. Phlox joked that after the surgery, Porthos would be able to blend in with his environment. (ENT: "A Night in Sickbay")

It seems rather unethical to kill one perfectly healthy life form to save another, even if it is the Captains pet.