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Abzorbalovians had the ability to absorb life forms by [[touch]]ing them. Historians who had been allowed access to the "[[Monster Vaults]]" of the [[TARDIS information system|databanks]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] observed that every [[body part|part]] of an Abzorbaloff's [[body]] "from head to [[toe]]" was in a constant state of [[suction]], thus [[consumption|consuming]] any [[living thing]] upon contact. The heads of the Abzorbaloffs' absorbed [[victim]]s remained [[life|alive]] and [[conscious]] within its [[digestive tract]] and only when it had completely drained their [[brain]]s were their [[head]]s fully assimilated into its "[[green]][[ish]], living [[calcium]] "[[flesh]]y [[corpulence]]". Absorbed victims would retain their consciousness and appear as [[face]]s within an Abzorbaloff's [[skin]] for several [[week]]s at least. Positions ranged from the [[stomach]], [[shoulder]]s, [[waist]], [[thigh]]s, [[chest]], back and even [[Posterior|buttocks]]. Once fully digested, the faces of said victims, while clearly [[deceased]], were still somewhat visible. Abzorbalovians could [[Farting|fart]] due to their digestion, similar to humans and the [[gas exchange]] of the [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s. When a being was absorbed, their knowledge and experiences were also absorbed, which apparently affected how they tasted. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'', ''[[The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)|The Time Traveller's Almanac]]'')

Historians who had been allowed access to the "[[Monster Vaults]]" of the [[TARDIS information system|databanks]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] claimed that Abzorbaloffs sought the thoughts and [[experience]]s of other [[lifeform]]s as their own thoughts and experiences were "profoundly dreary". Abzorbaloffs liked to [[pride]] themselves on being [[gourmet]]s. Their [[greed]] was so great that they often could not help blowing their [[cover]] by absorbing too many [[victim]]s, which was identified as a major [[weakness]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'') Indeed, "[[Victor Kennedy]]", after joining [[LINDA]], absorbed [[Bliss (Love & Monsters)|Bliss]] and [[Bridget Sinclair]] before absorbing [[Colin Skinner]], after which he was exposed as an Abzorbaloff by [[Ursula Blake]] and [[Elton Pope]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Love & Monsters (TV story)|Love & Monsters]]'')

As the Abzorbaloffs were constantly drawing [[sustenance]] through their [[skin]], they naturally wore little more than a [[thong]], sharing a [[predilection]] towards [[need]]ing to be [[naked]] with the [[Slitheen family]] of [[Raxacoricofallapatorius]]. However, as the Abzorbaloffs absorbed other [[creature]]s into their [[body]], the Slitheen [[tactic]] of [[compression field|hiding]] inside [[skin suit|other creatures]] was beneath [[contempt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Monster Vault (novel)|The Monster Vault]]'')