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Menk

Humanoid species indigenous to the planet Valakis. The seemingly primitive Menk were one of two species on the planet when Valakis was visited by the Enterprise NX-01 in 2151; the other was the technologically-advanced Valakians. The Menk were subservient to the Valakians, but were immune to a disease that was ravaging the latter species. Dr. Phlox observed that, while the Valakians were being picked off by the disease, the Menk were in the process of an evolutionary awakening, and would in all likelihood eventually become the dominant species on Valakis.^[1]

References

• ^[1]ENT-13: Dear Doctor