The Mantis zoo in 2266.
The Mantis zoo was an attraction and landmark structure on the Mantis planet in the 23rd century.
History and specifics[]
The zoo featured a wide array of indoor and outdoor exhibits for Mantis to observe. Monstrous animals such as the gigantic Nogik spider were kept in cages. Some animals were kept in small, fenced, terraformed enclosures. Some bipedal species were caged, including Dobrovians and Angomans. Zoo keepers wielded powered staffs that fired electrical energy bursts to stun misbehaving subjects.
A long distance transporter was kept in a nearby stone structure, which Mantis employed when they wanted to add to their collection.
Capture of Enterprise team[]
In 2266, Mantis abducted several representatives from Angoma and inadvertently captured a landing party from the USS Enterprise. The group broke out that evening, and by the next day their starship had traced the transporter signal to the zoo. A space bug landed by the zoo entrance, and Hinton, Spock and others stunned at least two waves of attacking Mantis while trying to locate the missing personnel. (TOS comic: "Beware the Beast")