Translations:Codex: Shalinae/12/en

Shalinae ears also differ greatly from the Terran design. They’re upraised, narrow, and pointed at the tip - more like some ausars’ - but with a feathery exterior instead of fur. The unique alloys in their chemical makeup even allow them to sense magnetic fields with their aural organs, guiding stranded Shalinae home with surprising speed and accuracy. Some theorists suspect the species’ aversion to technology has its roots in this sensing ability, believing the shifting magnetic fluxes produced by modern electronics register as an unpleasant sensation

Reproduction

A “bird-taur’s” reproductive anatomy resides on their avian half, on the underside, just beneath the tailfeathers. Both females and males have a cloaca, with the male’s concealing the penis while flaccid. Two internal testes supply semen through a large penis of anywhere from 18 to 32 inches of length. This allows the large-bodied creatures to more easily mount each other. The male’s penis has three bulging ‘bands’ about its length that stimulate the female’s deeply-recessed clitoris during penetration, with the bottommost swelling somewhat just before (and during) orgasm. Shalinae penises have a human-like “crown,” lending them remarkable bio-compatibility with U.G.C. recognized species.