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'''Squirrels'''<ref>This article concerns itself with squirrels whose precise breed was unknown. You may be looking for a [[#Breeds|specific type of squirrel]].</ref> were typically small rodents, easily identified by their outsized, bushy tails that were almost as long as their bodies.  
'''Squirrels''' were a species of animal found on [[Earth]].
== Encounters with squirrels==
 
[[The Doctor]], his [[companion]]s and acquaintances occasionally encountered squirrels. When the [[Demon Magician]] threw up a huge wall around [[the TARDIS]], the [[First Doctor]] used his "[[magic box]]" to super-size a squirrel. The Doctor, [[John and Gillian]] crossed the wall on the giant squirrel's back. ([[TVC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story]]'') Later, the [[Eighth Doctor]] had a rather more unpleasant time with squirrels. [[Slake]] once made some squirrels [[vampire|vampiric]] and used them to "guard" the [[Orpheum Theatre]], the lair of Slake's vampire clan. When the Doctor and [[Samantha Jones|Sam]] entered the theatre, they were viciously attacked by the vampire squirrels. ([[EDA]]: ''[[Vampire Science]]'') In an equally bizarre moment, the [[Ninth Doctor]] and his cartoon duplicate saw a cartoon squirrel in a cartoon park, after the Doctor had been briefly transported to a cartoon [[Earth]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Art Attack (comic story)|Art Attack]]'')
== Species ==
Amongst the known breeds of squirrel were [[black squirrel]]s, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]'') [[red squirrel]]s and [[grey squirrel]]s. Grey squirrels, which were more aggressive, replaced red squirrels in their natural habitat. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Revolutions of Terror (comic story)|Revolutions of Terror]]'')
 
== On Earth ==
In [[November]] [[1605]], the [[First Doctor]] and [[Robert Cecil]] accidentally startled a red squirrel while searching the [[Privy Garden]] of the [[Palace of Westminster]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]'')
 
In the [[20th century]], [[Slake]] made some squirrels [[vampire|vampiric]] and used them to "guard" the [[Orpheum Theatre]], the lair of Slake's vampire clan. When the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sam Jones|Sam]] entered the theatre, they were viciously attacked by the vampire squirrels. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]'')
 
Squirrels lived in the [[forest]]s of the [[Catskill Mountains]]. In the early [[21st century]], they were mostly gone when the [[Butler Institute]] got rid of the [[tree]]s to build a project site, although [[Brodie]] saw one after a failed attempt to smash a security camera. They seemed to be returning after the site's destruction. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'')
 
In [[2006]], a group of squirrels tormented [[Fester Cat]] in the garden on [[Paul and Jeremy's home]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Fester Cat (novel)|The Story of Fester Cat]]'') When Fester was writing ''[[The Story of Fester Cat]]'', a book about his life, he wrote a [[short story (Fester and the Christmas Mouse)|short story]]. In this story, Fester (and [[Bessy (The Story of Fester Cat)|Bessie]]) encountered the group of squirrels, and Fester asked one of their members, [[Derek (Fester and the Christmas Mouse)|Derek]], if he knew where [[Gleep]] was. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fester and the Christmas Mouse (short story)|Fester and the Christmas Mouse]]'')
 
== Elsewhere ==
When the [[Demon Magician]] threw up a huge wall around [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], the [[First Doctor]] used his "[[magic box]]" to super-size a squirrel. The Doctor, [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] crossed the wall on the giant squirrel's back. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[A Christmas Story (comic story)|A Christmas Story]]'')
 
[[Larles]], a [[Grigori (species)|Grigori]], had a lifelong [[phobia]] of squirrels, which she found embarrassing and concealed from her life partner [[Kwol]]. When Larles became trapped with [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Kady Williams]] inside a [[Ship (Ring Theory)|ship]] whose rooms were based on their fears, guilt, nightmares and painful memories, they encountered multiple rooms full of ferocious, giant squirrels. As a result of the experience, Cwej himself also began to find squirrels unsettling, as evidenced when, after they tricked the [[The Gentleman (Ring Theory)|alien intelligence]] manipulating them to its doom, destroying the ship, he saw a regular-sized scampering up a [[tree]] in the surrounding natural landscape and winced. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ring Theory (short story)|Ring Theory]]'')
 
== References ==
In a [[dream]] induced by [[Sea (The Cruel Sea)|an entity]] controlling the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s body, the Doctor and the life form wearing his body overfed a cartoon squirrel to the point where the squirrel's head burst off. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Cruel Sea (comic story)|The Cruel Sea]]'')
 
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] once dismantled his [[radio]] and used the parts to build a [[clockwork]] squirrel. ([[TV]]: ''[[Under the Lake (TV story)|Under the Lake]]'') Whilst explaining the [[bootstrap paradox]], the Doctor sat the clockwork squirrel above his amplifier. ([[TV]]: ''[[Before the Flood (TV story)|Before the Flood]]'')


==Breeds==
== Behind the scenes ==
Amongst the known breeds of squirrel were [[black squirrel]]s.
* In an interview with US chat show host Conan O'Brien in September 2015, [[Jenna Coleman]] revealed she had taken the clockwork squirrel prop from ''Before the Flood'' as a souvenir of her time on ''Doctor Who''.
==Footnotes==
 
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Revision as of 17:34, 9 December 2023

Squirrel

Squirrels were a species of animal found on Earth.

Species

Amongst the known breeds of squirrel were black squirrels, (AUDIO: Mother Russia) red squirrels and grey squirrels. Grey squirrels, which were more aggressive, replaced red squirrels in their natural habitat. (COMIC: Revolutions of Terror)

On Earth

In November 1605, the First Doctor and Robert Cecil accidentally startled a red squirrel while searching the Privy Garden of the Palace of Westminster. (PROSE: The Plotters)

In the 20th century, Slake made some squirrels vampiric and used them to "guard" the Orpheum Theatre, the lair of Slake's vampire clan. When the Eighth Doctor and Sam entered the theatre, they were viciously attacked by the vampire squirrels. (PROSE: Vampire Science)

Squirrels lived in the forests of the Catskill Mountains. In the early 21st century, they were mostly gone when the Butler Institute got rid of the trees to build a project site, although Brodie saw one after a failed attempt to smash a security camera. They seemed to be returning after the site's destruction. (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)

In 2006, a group of squirrels tormented Fester Cat in the garden on Paul and Jeremy's home. (PROSE: The Story of Fester Cat) When Fester was writing The Story of Fester Cat, a book about his life, he wrote a short story. In this story, Fester (and Bessie) encountered the group of squirrels, and Fester asked one of their members, Derek, if he knew where Gleep was. (PROSE: Fester and the Christmas Mouse)

Elsewhere

When the Demon Magician threw up a huge wall around the TARDIS, the First Doctor used his "magic box" to super-size a squirrel. The Doctor, John and Gillian crossed the wall on the giant squirrel's back. (COMIC: A Christmas Story)

Larles, a Grigori, had a lifelong phobia of squirrels, which she found embarrassing and concealed from her life partner Kwol. When Larles became trapped with Chris Cwej and Kady Williams inside a ship whose rooms were based on their fears, guilt, nightmares and painful memories, they encountered multiple rooms full of ferocious, giant squirrels. As a result of the experience, Cwej himself also began to find squirrels unsettling, as evidenced when, after they tricked the alien intelligence manipulating them to its doom, destroying the ship, he saw a regular-sized scampering up a tree in the surrounding natural landscape and winced. (PROSE: Ring Theory)

References

In a dream induced by an entity controlling the Ninth Doctor's body, the Doctor and the life form wearing his body overfed a cartoon squirrel to the point where the squirrel's head burst off. (COMIC: The Cruel Sea)

The Twelfth Doctor once dismantled his radio and used the parts to build a clockwork squirrel. (TV: Under the Lake) Whilst explaining the bootstrap paradox, the Doctor sat the clockwork squirrel above his amplifier. (TV: Before the Flood)

Behind the scenes

  • In an interview with US chat show host Conan O'Brien in September 2015, Jenna Coleman revealed she had taken the clockwork squirrel prop from Before the Flood as a souvenir of her time on Doctor Who.