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There are two theories relating to why Orks have such a unique biology. The first is that they were adapted by their masters the [[Snotling]]s, a race that soared to intelligence upon eating a particular species of mushroom, spread across the galaxy with the help of their less intelligent Ork slaves, and were then deemed stupid again when the Orks consumed all traces of the mushroom which only grew on their home planet.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}

The more modern one is that they are the '''Krork''', created as a survivor race by the [[Old Ones]] (referred to in Ork legend as the Brain Boyz) in their wars against the [[Necrontyr]]. The fact that an entire ecosystem can be constructed of Orkoids, and their total war-readiness, suggests that this is the more likely of the two. In early forms of this theory, the Brain Boyz were an Orkoid subspecies, along with Orks, Squigs, and Gretchin.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}

Orks eat fungi of all kinds as well as meat. A particularly favoured ingredient in their diet are '''Squigs''', short for 'squiggly beasts' - a variety of symbiotic races about the size of a cat, but legless. Often the only ones consumed are those known as the 'Eaten Squigs', a limbless blob which feeds on fungus. Their development is often seen as that of pack predators, although it is unlikely that they are hunting Eaten Squigs, limbless as they are and not providing much in the way of a challenge.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}

Orks are operated on by the '[[Painboyz]]' of the tribe. They seem to operate on a generally [[Wikipedia:nineteenth-century|nineteenth century]] level of surgical knowledge. Unlike humans, though, Orks are quite capable of being beheaded, having the head sewn onto a different body, and surviving the experience to fight again. The Painboyz also tend to use anything that comes to hand to fix/improve/augment the Ork body. Often this includes drilling and screwing things into the Ork and hoping they survive. Unfortunately, the Orks seem to be so tough that almost anything a Painboy does to an Ork is non-fatal, even when it involves large screws sticking out of arms and bones. This is also seen when Orks are 'upgraded' with bionic implants.{{Cite ThisMarker End}}