The Kelpien race might look quite different from Saru in season three of Star Trek: Discovery. 1 / 7
Saru interacts with what seems to be a Kelpien who looks very different from him in the season three trailer... 2 / 7
And this could come down to him being a hybrid of human and Kelpien DNA. 3 / 7
Season three of Discovery also takes place in the 32nd century... 4 / 7
So it's possible that Kelpiens continued evolving in their outward appearance during Saru's time-jump. 5 / 7
Saru's actions in season 2 also saw the Kelpiens freed from their lives of being bred to essentially be livestock... 6 / 7
And this newfound freedom, in turn, could have played into their evolved appearance, as well. 7 / 7