Zebranky

The Zebranky was a sapient species indigenous to Alpha Tucanae I. A vicious carnivore, they survived by preying on the other three sapient species on the planet: that is to say, the Zoq, the Fot, and the Pik. It was because of their mutual predation by the Zebranky that the other three species banded together into a perpetual union in order to cull this threat to their very existence. As the ultimate result of this union, the Zebranky were driven to extinction.

History
Around C. 3000 BCE the Zebranky were driven to extinction by the Zot-Fot-Pik. It remains unclear the exact year or century that they went extinct but it is clear that as of Star Control II: The Ur-quan Masters (2155- 2160) that the Zebranky had been extinct for over five thousand years. Despite the significant length of time since this event, they remain a factor in Zoq-Fot-Pik culture. At times the "ZFP" will invoke Zebranky metaphors as a reference to dangerous and contemptible beings, such as the Ur-Quan Kohr-Ah during their attack against Alpha Tucanae I with the utilization of their Marauder starships. As of the events of Star Control II: Project 6014 (2165 -2169) the Zot-Fot-Pik homeworld is not located on the game map so further information about the Zebranky cannot be found in the second part of Star Control II. But Zot-Fot-Pik ships can still be built in this game.

Trvia

 * Some have speculated that the Zoq-Fot-Pik Stinger may in fact be based upon the old physiology of the Zebranky, partially due to how the Zoq-Fot-Pik talk so excitedly about them.