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===Ecology=== | ===Ecology=== | ||
Sanghelios is home to numerous animal and planet species, widely different from those on [[Earth]]. Some of these animals are domesticated, like the [[colo]] which is farmed across Sanghelios for its meat.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 205''</ref> [[Doarmir]] are furry animals that are hunted for their fur, which is used for clothing.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 159''</ref> [[Helioskrill]]s are large, predatory creatures that live in the mountains of Sanghelios, respected by the [[Sangheili]] for their hunting positions.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 188''</ref> Intestinal parasites | Sanghelios is home to numerous animal and planet species, widely different from those on [[Earth]]. Some of these animals are domesticated, like the [[colo]] which is farmed across Sanghelios for its meat.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 205''</ref> [[Doarmir]] are furry animals that are hunted for their fur, which is used for clothing.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 159''</ref> [[Helioskrill]]s are large, predatory creatures that live in the mountains of Sanghelios, respected by the [[Sangheili]] for their hunting positions.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 188''</ref> Intestinal parasites — ''[[nishum]]'' — are common pests on the planet.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 79''</ref> The waters on Sanghelios are home to large, predatory [[Unidentified aquatic creature|aquatic cephalopods]] that prey on unsuspecting creatures that wander into their territory. The skies of Sanghelios are often filled with a variety of avian-like animals.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 261''</ref> There are also small, rat-like creatures that live on the planet, hunted by adolescent Sangheili.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 5''</ref> | ||
The planet is also home to numerous types and varieties of vegetation. [[Irukan]] is commonly grown on the planet, usually by [[Kig-Yar]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 62''</ref> [[Kafel]] is a plant with a durable, wooden trunk that is often used in Sangheili construction.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 89''</ref> | The planet is also home to numerous types and varieties of vegetation. [[Irukan]] is commonly grown on the planet, usually by [[Kig-Yar]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 62''</ref> [[Kafel]] is a plant with a durable, wooden trunk that is often used in Sangheili construction.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 89''</ref> | ||
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Being a homeworld, the planet is inhabited by approximately 8.132 billion Sangheili.<ref name="bestiarum"/> As with the nature of Sangheili governments in general, Sanghelios has no global capital and most of the planet's inhabitants live in states led by and named after a particular Sangheili family.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 93''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> A given state is governed by a single clan residence and assembly house known as a [[keep]], headed by a [[kaidon]] selected by a council of [[elder]]s. There are usually a number of "client keeps" belonging to different clans under the leading keep's rule,<ref name="glass2">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 94''</ref> though a state's elders will assume the kaidon's clan name as a title signifying their position, regardless of the name of their own family keep.<ref name="gl57"/> | Being a homeworld, the planet is inhabited by approximately 8.132 billion Sangheili.<ref name="bestiarum"/> As with the nature of Sangheili governments in general, Sanghelios has no global capital and most of the planet's inhabitants live in states led by and named after a particular Sangheili family.<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 93''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> A given state is governed by a single clan residence and assembly house known as a [[keep]], headed by a [[kaidon]] selected by a council of [[elder]]s. There are usually a number of "client keeps" belonging to different clans under the leading keep's rule,<ref name="glass2">'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 94''</ref> though a state's elders will assume the kaidon's clan name as a title signifying their position, regardless of the name of their own family keep.<ref name="gl57"/> | ||
These states vary greatly in size and wealth, ranging from small, rural ones like [[Mdama]] to urban city-states like [[Ontom]], which mix old Sangheili architecture and modern, Covenant-era structures.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 135-136''</ref> [[Unggoy]] and [[Jiralhanae]] laborers also | These states vary greatly in size and wealth, ranging from small, rural ones like [[Mdama]] to urban city-states like [[Ontom]], which mix old Sangheili architecture and modern, Covenant-era structures.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 135-136''</ref> [[Unggoy]] and [[Jiralhanae]] laborers also live on the planet as workers for the Sangheili, and [[Kig-Yar]] merchants often visit to trade with the planet's inhabitants.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 134''</ref> | ||
==Notable residents== | ==Notable residents== | ||