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[[File:ZooDidus.jpg|thumb|The [[First Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] are guided around a zoo. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'')]]
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A '''zoo''' was an institution which housed animals so that people could look at them. Sometimes, zoos were used less for entertainment and more for the protection of endangered species. Employees who tended to the animals were called [[zookeeper]]s.
{{first pic|ZooDidus.jpg|The [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] are guided around a zoo. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Didus Expedition (comic story)}})}}
A '''zoo''' was an institution which housed [[animal]]s so that people could look at them. Sometimes, zoos were used less for entertainment and more for the protection of endangered species. Employees who tended to the animals were called [[zookeeper]]s.
 
The opening of [[Earth]]'s first [[alien]] [[zoo]] caused the [[safari]] that the [[Dalek Dome]] originally was to go out of business. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)}})


== Zoos and the Doctor ==
== Zoos and the Doctor ==
The [[Tenth Doctor]] once claimed to be physically repelled by zoos because, as he told [[Martha Jones]], "the thought of anything being caged hurts me". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo]]'') However, on another occasion, he voluntarily visited a zoo on his own. Although he freed a few of the animals, he did so not on moral grounds, but only because it helped him avoid [[Dalek]]s. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Carnage Zoo]]'' - ''[[Extermination of the Daleks]]'')
At the age of ten, the [[First Doctor]] visited a zoo and saw a [[stork]] for the first time. Given that he had never seen storks elsewhere, he became suspicious of [[the Doctor's mother|his mother]]'s claims that they delivered babies. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Twin Dilemma (novelisation)}})
 
The [[Tenth Doctor]] once claimed to be physically repelled by zoos because, as he told [[Martha Jones]], "the thought of anything being caged hurts me". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) However, on occasions, he voluntarily visited zoos on his own. Although he freed a few of the animals, he did so not on moral grounds, but only because it helped him avoid [[Dalek]]s. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Carnage Zoo (comic story)}} - {{cs|Extermination of the Daleks (comic story)}})
 
Indeed, it was unclear if other incarnations of the Doctor were particularly bothered by zoos. His [[first Doctor|first self]] was quite happy to help a [[Zookeeper (The Didus Expedition)|zookeeper]] recapture his prize [[didus]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Didus Expedition (comic story)}}) In [[1960s]] [[New York City]], the [[Second Doctor]] stopped a mad scientist from using reanimated [[dinosaur]]s to liberate zoo animals. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Monsters from the Past (comic story)}}) The [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] once encountered animals in a [[London]] [[Zoo (The Arkwood Experiments)|zoo]] whose dispositions had been chemically altered by [[Cedric Mathews]]. Their goal, however, was not freeing the animals, but restoring order to the zoo. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Arkwood Experiments (comic story)}}) The Doctor later took the Brigadier's godson [[Albert (Walls of Confinement)|Albert]] to a London zoo, where the young boy made his way into a [[tiger]]'s cage; the Doctor rescued him, then later helped pay for a larger enclosure for the tiger. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Walls of Confinement (audio story)}}) The [[Ninth Doctor]] visited [[Chester Zoo]], where he talked to [[giraffe (Have You Seen This Man?)|a giraffe]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Have You Seen This Man? (short story)}})


Indeed, it was unclear if other incarnations of the Doctor were particularly bothered by zoos. His [[first Doctor|first self]] was quite happy to help a [[Zookeeper (The Didus Expedition)|zookeeper]] recapture his prize [[didus]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'') In [[1960s]] [[New York City]], the [[Second Doctor]] stopped a mad scientist from using reanimated [[dinosaur]]s to liberate zoo animals. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Monsters from the Past]]'') The [[Third Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]] once encountered animals in a [[London]] zoo whose dispositions had been chemically altered by [[Cedric Mathews]]. Their goal, however, was not freeing the animals, but restoring order to the zoo. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Arkwood Experiments]]'') By his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]. the Doctor had a [[TARDIS zoo|zoo onboard the TARDIS]] which mostly held endangered species. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'')
By his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], the Doctor had a [[TARDIS zoo|zoo onboard the TARDIS]] which mostly held endangered species. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Changes (comic story)}})


== Zoos and companions ==
== Zoos and companions ==
[[Dodo Chaplet]] once believed [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] had landed in [[Whipsnade Zoo]], when it had landed on the ''[[Ark]]'' in the [[far future]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'')  
[[Dodo Chaplet]] once believed [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] had landed in [[Whipsnade Zoo]], when it had landed on the ''[[Ark]]'' in the [[far future]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ark (TV story)}})


[[Martha Jones]] requested to be taken to a zoo when allowed to choose her destination. Unfortunately, the request offended the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Nevertheless they did end up going to the [[Museum of the Last Ones]] which retained the last examples of several endangered species from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Dodo (novel)|The Last Dodo]]'')
[[Martha Jones]] requested to be taken to a zoo when allowed to choose her destination. Unfortunately, the request offended the [[Tenth Doctor]]. Nevertheless, they did end up going to the [[Museum of the Last Ones]] which retained the last examples of several endangered species from [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}})


There were no zoos on [[Traken]]. [[Nyssa]] was shocked at the idea of keeping animals in cages. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)|Smoke and Mirrors]]'')
There were no zoos on [[Traken]]. [[Nyssa]] was shocked at the idea of keeping animals in cages. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)}})
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The First Doctor, John and Gillian are guided around a zoo. (COMIC: The Didus Expedition [+]Loading...["The Didus Expedition (comic story)"])

A zoo was an institution which housed animals so that people could look at them. Sometimes, zoos were used less for entertainment and more for the protection of endangered species. Employees who tended to the animals were called zookeepers.

The opening of Earth's first alien zoo caused the safari that the Dalek Dome originally was to go out of business. (COMIC: Liberation of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Liberation of the Daleks (comic story)"])

Zoos and the Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

At the age of ten, the First Doctor visited a zoo and saw a stork for the first time. Given that he had never seen storks elsewhere, he became suspicious of his mother's claims that they delivered babies. (PROSE: The Twin Dilemma [+]Loading...["The Twin Dilemma (novelisation)"])

The Tenth Doctor once claimed to be physically repelled by zoos because, as he told Martha Jones, "the thought of anything being caged hurts me". (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"]) However, on occasions, he voluntarily visited zoos on his own. Although he freed a few of the animals, he did so not on moral grounds, but only because it helped him avoid Daleks. (COMIC: Carnage Zoo [+]Loading...["Carnage Zoo (comic story)"] - Extermination of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Extermination of the Daleks (comic story)"])

Indeed, it was unclear if other incarnations of the Doctor were particularly bothered by zoos. His first self was quite happy to help a zookeeper recapture his prize didus. (COMIC: The Didus Expedition [+]Loading...["The Didus Expedition (comic story)"]) In 1960s New York City, the Second Doctor stopped a mad scientist from using reanimated dinosaurs to liberate zoo animals. (COMIC: The Monsters from the Past [+]Loading...["The Monsters from the Past (comic story)"]) The Third Doctor and the Brigadier once encountered animals in a London zoo whose dispositions had been chemically altered by Cedric Mathews. Their goal, however, was not freeing the animals, but restoring order to the zoo. (COMIC: The Arkwood Experiments [+]Loading...["The Arkwood Experiments (comic story)"]) The Doctor later took the Brigadier's godson Albert to a London zoo, where the young boy made his way into a tiger's cage; the Doctor rescued him, then later helped pay for a larger enclosure for the tiger. (AUDIO: Walls of Confinement [+]Loading...["Walls of Confinement (audio story)"]) The Ninth Doctor visited Chester Zoo, where he talked to a giraffe. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...["Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"])

By his sixth incarnation, the Doctor had a zoo onboard the TARDIS which mostly held endangered species. (COMIC: Changes [+]Loading...["Changes (comic story)"])

Zoos and companions[[edit] | [edit source]]

Dodo Chaplet once believed the TARDIS had landed in Whipsnade Zoo, when it had landed on the Ark in the far future. (TV: The Ark [+]Loading...["The Ark (TV story)"])

Martha Jones requested to be taken to a zoo when allowed to choose her destination. Unfortunately, the request offended the Tenth Doctor. Nevertheless, they did end up going to the Museum of the Last Ones which retained the last examples of several endangered species from Earth. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])

There were no zoos on Traken. Nyssa was shocked at the idea of keeping animals in cages. (AUDIO: Smoke and Mirrors [+]Loading...["Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)"])