Re: Talosian Women

RobertVA wrote:
> Steven L. wrote:
>> ToolPackinMama wrote:
>>> Steven L. wrote:
>>>> Remember the Talosians with their huge heads (supposedly to hold
>>>> their huge brains)?
>>>>
>>>> Ever wonder what a Talosian woman would look like?
>>>>
>>>> To give birth to a Talosian baby with such a huge head, her pelvis
>>>> would have to be twice as wide as that of a human woman.
>>>
>>> Not necessarily.  Maybe the heads grow bigger after birth, for example.
>>
>> That's rather unlikely, because the large brain is needed during early
>> childhood to support the learning of skills like language and (for
>> Talosians) telepathy and illusion early in life.
>>
>> That's why here on Earth, animals' heads do grow, but at a much slower
>> rate than the rest of the body (which is why the baby's head is large
>> relative to its body).
>>
>> A compromise is marsupials like kangaroos.  There, the fetus is
>> expelled from the mom while early in development, then it crawls into
>> the mom's pouch and continues development in there, after which it's
>> born.  That way, the baby's head could continue to grow a lot while
>> sticking out of the pouch.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/36xn5v
>>
>> So maybe the Talosians are marsupials, with the mother carrying her
>> baby in a pouch.
>
> Maybe the Talosian birth canal leads out the abdominal wall instead of
> through the pelvis.

If the vagina is there, then the vulva are also there.

Yep, having the Talosian vulva where the human lower abdomen is
(separate from the urethra for urination) is actually a more elegant
arrangement than with humans.  All the benefits of C-section without
surgery.  Excellent idea!


"Not everyone keeps their genitals in the same place"
-- Martia, "ST VI: The Undiscovered Country"

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