A safari is an expedition, usually a voyage seeking wildlife in a wilderness area.
Clothing[]
Jackson Corbert wearing safari clothes.
Traditional Earth safari gear included khaki trousers or shorts, knee-high boots, a jacket and a pith helmet, sometimes with a net to prevent insect bites. (TNG - The Q Continuum novel: Q-Space)
Members of Earth's British Raj wore safari clothes. In 1974, Donald Archibald Williams was wearing such gear when he discovered Gary Seven at Balam International Airport. (TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1)
In 2367, Q materialized aboard the USS Enterprise-D wearing safari gear prior to the ship's visit to Tagus III. (TNG episode: "Qpid")
In 2369, the hologram of Regina Barthalomew recalled having gone on a safari when she was 17 years old. The countess enjoying wearing trousers rather than her usual corset. (TNG episode: "Ship in a Bottle")
In 2374, a female Q appeared aboard the USS Enterprise-E looking for Q while wearing a safari outfit. (TNG - The Q Continuum novel: Q-Space)
History[]
In the year 2151, Malcolm Reed went on a safari with several Eska on Dakala. (ENT episode: "Rogue Planet")
In 2269, some of the Onlies visited Boaco VI as part of playing a game of safari. (TOS novel: The Cry of the Onlies)
In the early 2270s decade, Exotica Tours was granted a license to host photo safari trips to Quilian IV. In 2273, sapient natives kidnapped a safari group. (FASA RPG module: Safari in Violet)
One trope was an old Earth safari hunter posing for a photo beside an animal he'd killed. In 2370, William T. Riker recalled his father Kyle Riker in that pose after pinning Will as a child during an anbo-jyutsu match. (TNG novel: Dragon's Honor)
In 2375, Grand Nagus Zek left Ishka a note saying he was going on a business safari. He ended up crossing into the Mirror Universe. (DS9 episode: "The Emperor's New Cloak")
In 2370, Jake Sisko and Nog occasionally played space safari in one of Quark's holosuites. One time, they spotted an animal and adopted it as a pet, later discovering it was an illusory experience of Pyxian Prince Joryl. (DS9 YA novella: The Pet)
Appendices[]
References[]
- FASA RPG module: Safari in Violet
- TOS novel: The Cry of the Onlies
- TNG episode: "Qpid"
- TNG episode: "Ship in a Bottle"
- DS9 YA novella: The Pet
- TNG novel: Dragon's Honor
- TNG - The Q Continuum novel: Q-Space
- DS9 episode: "The Emperor's New Cloak"
- TOS - The Eugenics Wars novel: The Rise and Fall of Khan Noonien Singh, Volume 1
- ENT episode: "Rogue Planet"
External links[]
- Safari article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Safari article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.