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|image=DidusAndChicks.jpg | |image = DidusAndChicks.jpg | ||
|aka=Didus | |aka = Didus | ||
|type=[[Bird]] | |type = [[Bird]] | ||
|origin=[[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
|appearances={{il|[[PROSE]]: | |first cs = The Didus Expedition (comic story) | ||
|appearances={{il|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|Echo (short story)}}|[[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}|[[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Continuity Cap (comic story)}}}} | |||
}}{{you may|Dodo Chaplet}} | }}{{you may|Dodo Chaplet}} | ||
The '''dodo''' (''[[Latin]]'': ''Raphus cucullatus'', ''[[Netherlands|Dutch]]'': ''doedaars''), sometimes called a '''didus''' or "didus ineptus," ([[PROSE]]: | The '''dodo''' (''[[Latin]]'': ''Raphus cucullatus'', ''[[Netherlands|Dutch]]'': ''doedaars''), sometimes called a '''didus''' or "didus ineptus," ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)}}) was a type of large, flightless pigeon that was found only on [[Mauritius]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) According to the [[First Doctor]], it was well known for its [[extinction]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Didus Expedition (comic story)}}) Nevertheless, several "last dodos" were known to have existed — all of whom [[the Doctor]] encountered at one point or another; one of them was kept in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Echo (short story)}}) | ||
According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], the English word ''dodo'' came from the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] ''doedaars'', which literally meant "[[fat]] | According to the [[Tenth Doctor]], the English word ''dodo'' came from the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] ''doedaars'', which literally meant "[[fat]] arse" — or as he more modestly put it, "fat, um, rear". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) | ||
== Biology == | == Biology == | ||
The dodo had a large curved beak, a featherless face, a curly grey tail and yellow tips to its wings. ([[PROSE]]: | The dodo had a large curved beak, a featherless face, a curly grey tail and yellow tips to its wings. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The dodo became [[extinction|extinct]] in [[1681]], wiped out by [[human]]s who had introduced species like [[pig]]s and hunted them for their [[meat]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The dodo became [[extinction|extinct]] in [[1681]], wiped out by [[human]]s who had introduced species like [[pig]]s and hunted them for their [[meat]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) | ||
The last dodo was saved and kept in the [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. This specimen was [[clone]]d by [[Eve (The Last Dodo)|Eve]] and used to plant bombs on [[Earth]] which would destroy the planet. The original dodo was returned by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to Mauritius. Although [[Martha Jones]] did not understand why, the Doctor had named the bird "Dorothea," a reference to his former companion, [[Dodo Chaplet|Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The last dodo was saved and kept in the [[Museum of the Last Ones]]. This specimen was [[clone]]d by [[Eve (The Last Dodo)|Eve]] and used to plant bombs on [[Earth]] which would destroy the planet. The original dodo was returned by the [[Tenth Doctor]] to Mauritius. Although [[Martha Jones]] did not understand why, the Doctor had named the bird "Dorothea," a reference to his former companion, [[Dodo Chaplet|Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) Ironically, according to one account of her early history, the companion was in turn nicknamed after the bird by classmates who thought her stupid. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}) | ||
On Earth, the last known stuffed dodo was kept in the [[British Museum]] by the [[Royal Society]] for almost a century, but it eventually deteriorated and was incinerated in [[1755]]. ([[COMIC]]: | On Earth, the last known stuffed dodo was kept in the [[British Museum]] by the [[Royal Society]] for almost a century, but it eventually deteriorated and was incinerated in [[1755]]. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)}}) | ||
In later centuries, the expression "dead as a dodo," referring to their extinction, was common. ([[PROSE]]: | In later centuries, the expression "dead as a dodo," referring to their extinction, was common. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)}}, {{cs|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)}}, {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)}}, {{cs|Love and War (audio story)}}, {{cs|The Forgotten Village (audio story)}}, {{cs|Criss-Cross (audio story)}}) | ||
Another dodo was held in the [[TARDIS zoo]]. [[Ace]] found it while exploring the ship. She let it out, but it bit her and fled down the corridors. She caught it and returned it to the zoo. ([[PROSE]]: | Another dodo was held in the [[TARDIS zoo]]. [[Ace]] found it while exploring the ship. She let it out, but it bit her and fled down the corridors. She caught it and returned it to the zoo. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Echo (short story)}}) | ||
Yet another "last dodo" was found at a [[zoo]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]]. This dodo escaped shortly before the [[First Doctor]], [[John and Gillian]] visited the zoo. The travellers offered to find the bird. They set off into the [[jungle]] surrounding the zoo and were quickly beset by a hostile [[tribe]] who believed the bird lucky and captured it. The Doctor tricked the tribesmen with a false [[bird of paradise]] that John quickly carved and returned the didus to the zoo. The bird's [[egg]]s hatched after that, creating yet more "last dodos" ([[COMIC]]: | Yet another "last dodo" was found at a [[zoo]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|unnamed planet]]. This dodo escaped shortly before the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] visited the zoo. The travellers offered to find the bird. They set off into the [[jungle]] surrounding the zoo and were quickly beset by a hostile [[tribe]] who believed the bird lucky and captured it. The Doctor tricked the tribesmen with a false [[bird of paradise]] that John quickly carved and returned the didus to the zoo. The bird's [[egg]]s hatched after that, creating yet more "last dodos." ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Didus Expedition (comic story)}}) | ||
On the day that [[Lolita]] and the [[Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps]] invaded the [[Eleven-Day Empire]], [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Justine McManus|Justine]] came to the [[Unkindness]]es and offered them dodo meat in return for [[prophecies]]. They told her that the dodo, a symbol of extinction, represented the fall of Empire. ([[AUDIO]]: | On the day that [[Lolita]] and the [[Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps]] invaded the [[Eleven-Day Empire]], [[Cousin (rank)|Cousin]] [[Justine McManus|Justine]] came to the [[Unkindness]]es and offered them dodo meat in return for [[prophecies]]. They told her that the dodo, a symbol of extinction, represented the fall of Empire. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)}}) | ||
== Other references == | == Other references == | ||
While trying to convince the [[Sea Devil]]s to side with him and eradicate [[human]]ity, {{Delgado}} cited the extinction of the dodo as an example of humanity's destructive impact. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)}}) | |||
[[ | The ''[[I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures]]'' gave 800 points for seeing a dodo. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) | ||
[[Griffin (Unnatural History)|Griffin]] had a dodo in his collection. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Unnatural History (novel)}}) | |||
The [[ | The [[feasibility generator]] looked like a dodo. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Land of Wonder (audio story)}}) | ||
[[Charles Darwin]] was said to have eaten dodo. ([[PROSE]]: | The [[Eleventh Doctor]] planned to save the dodos if he survived his death at [[Lake Silencio]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Wedding of River Song (TV story)}}) | ||
[[Charles Darwin]] was said to have eaten dodo. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Risk Assessment (novel)}}) | |||
== As an insult == | |||
According to one account, [[Dodo Chaplet]] received her nickname from her classmates after moving [[school]]s, being ridiculed for her accent and thinking that she was ill-educated and stupid. However, she embraced the name. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Salvation (novel)}}) | |||
[[Jack Harkness]] called [[Tyler Steele]] a dodo. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Future Pain (audio story)}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Another [[Latin]] name for the bird is ''Didus ineptus''. When the [[First Doctor]] calls the bird a ''didus'' in ''[[The Didus Expedition]]'', he's therefore speaking Latin, not naming an entirely different species that happens to have the same features and backstory of the dodo. In the zoological community, ''Didus ineptus'' was an attempt at a new, and more obvious, Latin name. However, many zoologists favour the older ''Raphus cucullatus''. In any case, the two terms are synonymous | Another [[Latin]] name for the bird is ''Didus ineptus''. When the [[First Doctor]] calls the bird a ''didus'' in ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]'', he's therefore speaking Latin, not naming an entirely different species that happens to have the same features and backstory of the dodo. In the zoological community, ''Didus ineptus'' was an attempt at a new, and more obvious, Latin name. However, many zoologists favour the older ''Raphus cucullatus''. In any case, the two terms are synonymous. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Earth birds]] | [[Category:Earth birds]] | ||
[[Category:Meats from the real world]] | [[Category:Meats from the real world]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Species from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Specimens in MOTLO]] | [[Category:Specimens in MOTLO]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:22, 14 April 2024
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The dodo (Latin: Raphus cucullatus, Dutch: doedaars), sometimes called a didus or "didus ineptus," (PROSE: Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"]) was a type of large, flightless pigeon that was found only on Mauritius. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"]) According to the First Doctor, it was well known for its extinction. (COMIC: The Didus Expedition [+]Loading...["The Didus Expedition (comic story)"]) Nevertheless, several "last dodos" were known to have existed — all of whom the Doctor encountered at one point or another; one of them was kept in his TARDIS. (PROSE: Echo [+]Loading...["Echo (short story)"])
According to the Tenth Doctor, the English word dodo came from the Dutch doedaars, which literally meant "fat arse" — or as he more modestly put it, "fat, um, rear". (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])
Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]
The dodo had a large curved beak, a featherless face, a curly grey tail and yellow tips to its wings. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
The dodo became extinct in 1681, wiped out by humans who had introduced species like pigs and hunted them for their meat. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])
The last dodo was saved and kept in the Museum of the Last Ones. This specimen was cloned by Eve and used to plant bombs on Earth which would destroy the planet. The original dodo was returned by the Tenth Doctor to Mauritius. Although Martha Jones did not understand why, the Doctor had named the bird "Dorothea," a reference to his former companion, Dorothea "Dodo" Chaplet. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"]) Ironically, according to one account of her early history, the companion was in turn nicknamed after the bird by classmates who thought her stupid. (PROSE: Salvation [+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"])
On Earth, the last known stuffed dodo was kept in the British Museum by the Royal Society for almost a century, but it eventually deteriorated and was incinerated in 1755. (COMIC: Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses [+]Loading...["Bêtes Noires & Dark Horses (comic story)"])
In later centuries, the expression "dead as a dodo," referring to their extinction, was common. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Apocalypse [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)"], Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible [+]Loading...["Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)"], Who Killed Kennedy [+]Loading...["Who Killed Kennedy (novel)"], AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni [+]Loading...["The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)"], Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (audio story)"], The Forgotten Village [+]Loading...["The Forgotten Village (audio story)"], Criss-Cross [+]Loading...["Criss-Cross (audio story)"])
Another dodo was held in the TARDIS zoo. Ace found it while exploring the ship. She let it out, but it bit her and fled down the corridors. She caught it and returned it to the zoo. (PROSE: Echo [+]Loading...["Echo (short story)"])
Yet another "last dodo" was found at a zoo on an unnamed planet. This dodo escaped shortly before the First Doctor, John and Gillian visited the zoo. The travellers offered to find the bird. They set off into the jungle surrounding the zoo and were quickly beset by a hostile tribe who believed the bird lucky and captured it. The Doctor tricked the tribesmen with a false bird of paradise that John quickly carved and returned the didus to the zoo. The bird's eggs hatched after that, creating yet more "last dodos." (COMIC: The Didus Expedition [+]Loading...["The Didus Expedition (comic story)"])
On the day that Lolita and the Seventy-Ninth Sontaran Assault Corps invaded the Eleven-Day Empire, Cousin Justine came to the Unkindnesses and offered them dodo meat in return for prophecies. They told her that the dodo, a symbol of extinction, represented the fall of Empire. (AUDIO: The Eleven Day Empire [+]Loading...["The Eleven Day Empire (audio story)"])
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
While trying to convince the Sea Devils to side with him and eradicate humanity, the Master cited the extinction of the dodo as an example of humanity's destructive impact. (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Sea-Devils (novelisation)"])
The I-Spyder Book of Earth Creatures gave 800 points for seeing a dodo. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])
Griffin had a dodo in his collection. (PROSE: Unnatural History [+]Loading...["Unnatural History (novel)"])
The feasibility generator looked like a dodo. (AUDIO: The Land of Wonder [+]Loading...["The Land of Wonder (audio story)"])
The Eleventh Doctor planned to save the dodos if he survived his death at Lake Silencio. (TV: The Wedding of River Song [+]Loading...["The Wedding of River Song (TV story)"])
Charles Darwin was said to have eaten dodo. (PROSE: Risk Assessment [+]Loading...["Risk Assessment (novel)"])
As an insult[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to one account, Dodo Chaplet received her nickname from her classmates after moving schools, being ridiculed for her accent and thinking that she was ill-educated and stupid. However, she embraced the name. (PROSE: Salvation [+]Loading...["Salvation (novel)"])
Jack Harkness called Tyler Steele a dodo. (AUDIO: Future Pain [+]Loading...["Future Pain (audio story)"])
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Another Latin name for the bird is Didus ineptus. When the First Doctor calls the bird a didus in The Didus Expedition, he's therefore speaking Latin, not naming an entirely different species that happens to have the same features and backstory of the dodo. In the zoological community, Didus ineptus was an attempt at a new, and more obvious, Latin name. However, many zoologists favour the older Raphus cucullatus. In any case, the two terms are synonymous.
