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Zygon technology was partly biological, with an organic look. This was exemplified by the [[Skarasen]], a large, cybernetically enhanced creature from their homeworld. Zygons were also known to depend upon the lactic fluid of the Skarasen for their survival. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') Their use of organic ships was well known. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies]]'')

One of the most important Zygon discoveries was their use of [[body-print]]s. Usually, the Zygons would capture a specimen, such as a [[human]], and put them in a special receptacle. A Zygon could then take the form of this specimen, mimicking both voice and appearance. This body-print needed to be renewed every two hours, while the prisoners were kept alive but unconscious. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') However, in some circumstances they were able to adopt the shape of the specimen without keeping them in a receptacle, although they still needed the specimen alive. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') At some point they gained the ability to keep the shape of a deceased specimen, as long as they did not need any more information from them. They also gained the ability to forge a telepathic link with another being and take the form of a someone from their memory. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'')

Though they generally took the forms of [[humanoid]]s, they could also mimic creatures of diverse sizes and shapes, such as [[dog]]s, [[cattle]] and [[horse]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') A Zygon who could no longer transform was known as a [[Zynog]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Death in Blackpool]]'') If a Zygon was killed while disguised, it would remain in that form as a corpse. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'')

To control the Skarasen, the Zygons used [[Trilanic activator]]s. Zygons frequently used molecular dispersal to get rid of corpses. Their ships tracked the life-signs of the Zygons and would bring the corpse back to the ship if a Zygon was killed. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'') They also made use of a type of [[nerve gas]] to render humans unconscious. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') Another Zygon discovery was called the "amber sleep", which was a type of [[suspended animation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'')

Zygons were divided into clans, each with a different culture. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Zygon Who Fell to Earth]]'') Zygon warlords fought in elaborate shape-shifting duels using the bodies of other creatures held captive. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Rest and Re-Creation (comic story)|Rest and Re-Creation]]'') A [[Zygon High Command]] organised [[Operation Double]] on [[Earth]] with the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce]] before being violently overthrown and replaced by a faction of radical Zygons called [[Truth or Consequences (group)|Truth or Consequences]] which sought to usurp [[human]]ity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'') [[Zygon Queen]]s ruled over individual planets. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lords and Masters (short story)|Lords and Masters]]'')

Zygons measured distance in [[remar]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sting of the Zygons]]'')