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A '''wild boar''' was, according to [[Fitz Kreiner]], a kind of [[pig]]. The [[Eighth Doctor]] described the [[English]] variety as "often jeopardised", suggesting that the English wild boar had been near [[extinction]] on several occasions.
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'''Boars''' were a type of [[pig]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}}) often caught for food on [[Earth]]. When she first met the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]] in [[Egypt]] in [[BC|1400 BC]], [[Erimem]] invited them to sample some freshly-caught roast boar. As Peri was a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]], she baulked at the thought of eating the boar. The Doctor advised her to pretend to have eaten it by moving it around her plate. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)}})


However, the Doctor told [[Anji Kapoor]] that he was responsible for reintroducing the wild boar to England in about the year [[1987]]. He claimed that it happened because of an incident with a farmer who worked the land next to his house in [[Kent]]. During unexpectedly rough weather, a tree broke open the cage holding the farmer's continental boars. They crossed into the Doctor's land. He then taught them to talk, and they presumably continued to breed as undomesticated boars.  
[[Nyssa]] was chased by a boar, specifically a [[Mummerset black]], in [[Stockbridge]] in [[1199]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Castle of Fear (audio story)}}) A boar who had been killed by a [[Krynoid]]-possessed [[wolf]] was found by [[Henri d'Arrée]] and [[Moses of Tyre]] when they looked through an English forest for their lost horses in the [[12th century]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Green Man (audio story)}})


[[Brewster (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Brewster]], a talking boar from centuries later, overheard this story and considered it to be heresy. Like many of his generation, Brewster held that the re-population of the English boar in the [[1980s]] was the result of [[god|divine]] intervention, not mortal meddling. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')
Boars had become [[extinct]] in [[England]], but they were reintroduced in [[1987]]. This occurred during a massive storm in [[Kent]], when a [[farm]] that raised continental boars was damaged and the boars escaped. According to the [[Eighth Doctor]], some of these boars came next-door to [[Smithwood Manor|the Doctor's house]], and he taught them to talk. They evolved into the intelligent [[Tusken]] race. [[Brewster (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Brewster]] was a sentient boar who managed a [[21st century]] [[hotel]] on an [[asteroid]]; he said the Doctor's account of the repopulation was [[heresy]], since he believed it was due to [[god|divine]] intervention. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)}})
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Boars were listed in the [[Avalonian Bestiary]] of all animal life on the Earth colony [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)}})
 
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Latest revision as of 16:32, 21 October 2024

Boar

Boars were a type of pig (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"]) often caught for food on Earth. When she first met the Fifth Doctor and Peri Brown in Egypt in 1400 BC, Erimem invited them to sample some freshly-caught roast boar. As Peri was a vegetarian, she baulked at the thought of eating the boar. The Doctor advised her to pretend to have eaten it by moving it around her plate. (AUDIO: The Eye of the Scorpion [+]Loading...["The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)"])

Nyssa was chased by a boar, specifically a Mummerset black, in Stockbridge in 1199. (AUDIO: Castle of Fear [+]Loading...["Castle of Fear (audio story)"]) A boar who had been killed by a Krynoid-possessed wolf was found by Henri d'Arrée and Moses of Tyre when they looked through an English forest for their lost horses in the 12th century. (AUDIO: The Green Man [+]Loading...["The Green Man (audio story)"])

Boars had become extinct in England, but they were reintroduced in 1987. This occurred during a massive storm in Kent, when a farm that raised continental boars was damaged and the boars escaped. According to the Eighth Doctor, some of these boars came next-door to the Doctor's house, and he taught them to talk. They evolved into the intelligent Tusken race. Brewster was a sentient boar who managed a 21st century hotel on an asteroid; he said the Doctor's account of the repopulation was heresy, since he believed it was due to divine intervention. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen [+]Loading...["Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)"])

Boars were listed in the Avalonian Bestiary of all animal life on the Earth colony Avalon. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)"])

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