Melmacian

Melmacians are a species of short-statured sapients of mammalianoid evolutionary background. They are relatively long-lived, having a lifespan of around 650 years. By the inclusion of a plant called the Carl Shrub in their diet, Melmacians are also immune to infectious disease. Since the planet was discovered on accident by Harold Twink 23,000 years ago, and it is assumed that Twink was also a Melmacian, the term "Melmacian" may in fact not be the true name of their species, in a similar manner to how a Martian or Venusian might not have evolved on Mars or Venus, respectively. Their species is widely considered one of the more awkward sapients in the known galaxy.

Biology
Melmacians are furry bipedals with dense, usualy brown fur covering their entire bodies, except for their faces. They have large feet and four-fingered hands.

Melmacians are omnivores and are well known for enjoying virtually any kind of food, including things which are inedible for Humans. A Melmacian’s favorite dish is Cat, although they also eat a lot of seafood. Their blood is green-colored and they have ten major organs in their bodies, eight of which are stomachs.

When a Melmacian eats excessively, they don’t grow fatter like most species: instead, their bodies get denser. This is a naturally evolved trait that prevents them from becoming too big for their clothes (although ALF hardly ever wears clothes on Earth, on Melmac Melmacians actually had the habit of dressing themselves, as seen in ALF: The Animated Series). Eating enormous quantities of food might be extremely dangerous, as Melmacians are in risk of physical implosion. However, food regimens too must be taken carefully, because if a Melmacian spends too much time without eating much food, they will partially lose their sense of reality and start acting like a primitive hunter, searching for food in the wilds. This remarkable instinct most surely dates back to millions of years ago, when Melmacians were not a technological civilization yet.

Notable Melmacians

 * In the early 1800s boxer Aldo 'The Twinky' Shumway became the first Melmacian to win titles in the middleweight, heavyweight, and the Parsnip Division. During a fourteen week fight in 1823, Aldo suffered three broken lips and lost all three titles to Rudy 'That Mean Dude' Frizbudster.
 * In 1931, Elmo Shumway invented television and made the first broadcast, a fifteen minute shot of Elmo flossing his teeth with a trout, on Tarble 14, 1932. Television didn't become popular until 1938, when Shubert W. Fletch invented electricity.
 * Gordon Shumway, more commonly known by his nickname, ALF, was one of the survivors of the great catastrophe that befell the planet Melmac. He made it to Earth and lived with a Human family for a few years in the 1980s.
 * Skip was a male Melmacian who was another survivor of the destruction of Planet Melmac.
 * Rhonda was a female Melmacian who was another survivor of the destruction of Planet Melmac.