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|first mention = An Unearthly Child (TV story)
|first mention = An Unearthly Child (TV story)
|first        = The Ice Warriors (TV story)
|first        = A Christmas Story (comic story)
|appearances  = {{il|[[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Plotters (novel)|The Plotters]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mother Russia (audio story)|Mother Russia]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)|The Wreck of the Titan]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Skies of New Earth (audio story)|The Skies of New Earth]]''|[[COMIC]]: ''[[A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)|A Rose by Any Other Name]]''}}
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'''Bears'''<ref>This article generally concerns itself with {{lc:{{PAGENAME}}}}s whose exact species was not known. You may be looking for information [[#Species|about more specific sub-species]]</ref>  were [[mammal]]s native to the planet [[Earth]].
'''Bears''' were [[mammal]]s native to the planet [[Earth]].


== Terrestrial bears ==
== Bears on Earth ==
[[The Doctor]], their [[companion]]s and acquaintances encountered bears on several occasions.
=== History ===
On [[Earth]] several specific Species of bear were known, including the [[cave bear]], ([[TV]]: {{cs|Ghost Light (TV story)}}) the [[brown bear]], ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Plotters (novel)}}) the [[panda (species)|panda]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) and the [[polar bear]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)}})


Prior to his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], the Doctor had a bear but he had to release it when it started eating his bedroom furniture. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]'')
In [[BC#Prehistory|100,000 BC]], [[Za]] vowed to kill bears and bring their skins to the [[Tribe of Gum]], although [[Horg]] doubted that he would do so. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)}})


In [[BC#Prehistory|100,000 BC]], [[Za]] vowed to kill bears and bring their skins to the [[Tribe of Gum]], although [[Horg]] doubted that he would do so. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
About [[120]] [[AD]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] found himself opposing [[lion]]s, [[tiger]]s and bears in the [[Colosseum|Flavian Amphitheatre]]. When the bear approached, the Doctor quickly climbed a tree, losing his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] in his haste. He dropped on the back of the bear, scooped up his screwdriver and gave the beast a burst at the right frequency. The bear meandered away. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Stone Rose (novel)}})


About [[120]] [[AD]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] found himself opposing [[lion]]s, [[tiger]]s and bears in the [[Colosseum|Flavian Amphitheatre]].  When the bear approached, the Doctor quickly climbed a tree, losing his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] in his haste.  He dropped on the back of the bear, scooped up his screwdriver and gave the beast a burst at the right frequency.  The bear meandered away. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'')
In [[1605]], [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]] witnessed the [[bear-baiting|baiting]] of a brown bear on the streets of [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Plotters (novel)}})


The [[First Doctor]]'s sodden coat made him feel like he was wearing a bear. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)|A Big Hand for the Doctor]]'')
In [[1988]], [[Richard Maynarde]] worried about the sounds of bears when he and [[Lady Peinforte]] crossed [[Windsor]] [[Safari|Safari Park]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] hurt his hand in the teeth of a stuffed bear when he and [[Ace]] stroll inside [[Windsor Castle]]'s basement. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Silver Nemesis (TV story)}})


In [[November]] [[1988]], [[Richard Maynarde]] thought he heard a bear. [[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]] reassured him that it would not follow them because such things happened only in the theatre. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'')
Bears were listed in the [[Avalonian Bestiary]] of all animal life on the [[22nd century]] Earth colony [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)}})


In the year [[5000]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Elric Penley]] were attacked by a bear. Penley tranquillised it, but was clawed while doing so. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ice Warriors (TV story)|The Ice Warriors]]'')
In circa [[5000]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Elric Penley]] were attacked by a bear. Penley tranquillised it, but was clawed while doing so. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Ice Warriors (TV story)}})
[[File:Bear 10DY2 Issue 8.jpg|left|thumb|A wild bear. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)}})]]
While he was in a forest alongside [[Rose-the-cat]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] was attacked by a grey bear. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)}})


[[Lynda Moss]] told the [[Ninth Doctor]] about a popular [[television]] series called ''[[Bear With Me]]'', a show about three people living with a bear. ([[TV]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'')
=== Animals similar to bears ===
The [[Tibetan Yeti|Yeti]] species ''[[Yeti Traversii]]'' were more bear-like compared to fellow Yeti [[Mih-teh]] and [[Dzu-teh]], who were closely related to [[ape]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Downtime (novelisation)}})
 
=== Products related to bears ===
During a leadership struggle, [[Za]] promised to kill many bears the next day to provide warm skins for his [[Tribe of Gum|tribe]] after [[Kal]] brought the [[First Doctor]], whom Kal saw producing [[fire]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)}})


These incidents combined, ranging from the [[2nd century]] [[AD]] to the year [[200,100]] indicated that bears, in general, were a hardy species, not threatened by [[extinction]] across many millennia.
[[Hex]] once came across a seven-foot stuffed bear. The [[Seventh Doctor]] said it was used by a university for [[anatomy|anatomical]] demonstration. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Night Thoughts (audio story)}})


=== Species ===
Toy stuffed bears — in the form of [[teddy bear]]s — were also popular on [[Earth]], from around the late [[19th century]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Snowmen (TV story)}})
On [[Earth]] several specific Species of bear were known, including the [[cave bear]], [[panda (species)|panda]] and the [[polar bear]].


=== Animals similar to bears ===
=== Bears in popular culture ===
The [[Tibetan Yeti|Yeti]] species ''[[Yeti Traversii]]'' were more bear-like compared to fellow Yeti [[Mih-teh]] and [[Dzu-teh]], who were closely related to [[ape]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Downtime (novelisation)|Downtime]]'')
[[Winnie the Pooh]], a storybook character, was an anthropomorphic bear. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Fallen Angel (short story)}}, {{cs|Time and Relative (novel)}}, et al.)


The skeleton of a [[Heavenite]] was identified by [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] as "probably something like a bear with an opposable thumb". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Love and War (audio story)|Love and War]]'')
[[Paddington Bear]] was a fictional bear. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Future Legend (short story)}}) A book entitled ''[[A Bear Called Paddington]]'' was present in a library that the [[Twelfth Doctor]] and [[Bill Potts]] broke into. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Shining Man (novel)}})


=== Products related to bears ===
In [[November]] [[1988]], [[Richard Maynarde]] thought he heard a bear. [[Peinforte|Lady Peinforte]] reassured him that it would not follow them because such things happened only in the theatre. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Silver Nemesis (TV story)}})
During a leadership struggle, [[Za]] promised to kill many bears the next day to provide warm skins for his [[Tribe of Gum|tribe]] after [[Kal]] brought the [[First Doctor]], whom Kal saw producing [[fire]]. ([[TV]]: "[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]")


Bears were often [[taxidermy|taxidermal]] subjects. [[Hex]] once came across a seven-foot stuffed bear. The [[Seventh Doctor]] said it was used by a university for [[anatomy|anatomical]] demonstration. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'')
[[Lynda Moss]] told the [[Ninth Doctor]] about a popular [[television]] series called ''[[Bear With Me]]'', a show about three people living with a bear. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Bad Wolf (TV story)}})


Toy stuffed bears — in the form of anatomically ''in''correct [[teddy bear]]s — were also popular on [[Earth]], from around the late [[19th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]'' and others)
== Bears from elsewhere ==
Horned bears were among the native lifeforms of [[Tiermann's World]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Sick Building (novel)}})


[[Winnie the Pooh]], a storybook character, was an anthropomorphic bear. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fallen Angel (short story)|Fallen Angel]]'', ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'', et al.)
The [[Fifth Doctor]] once said he had a bear when he was young, but he had to release it when it started eating the furniture. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Cuddlesome (audio story)}})


== Extraterrestrial bears ==
On [[Hyspero]], [[Angela (The Scarlet Empress)|Angela]] ruled over the [[bears of Kestheven]], who shaved their golden fur and went about hairless. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Scarlet Empress (novel)}})
Horned bears were among the native lifeforms of [[Tiermann's World]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sick Building (novel)|Sick Building]]'')


The Doctor once said he had a bear when he was young, but he had to release it when it started eating the furniture. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]'')
[[Solar bear]]s lived in the [[ice cloud]]s of [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]], deriving their energy from the [[sun]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Skies of New Earth (audio story)}})


On [[Hyspero]], [[Angela (The Scarlet Empress)|Angela]] ruled over the [[bears of Kestheven]], who shaved their golden fur and went about hairless. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'')
== Other references ==
The [[First Doctor]]'s sodden coat made him feel like he was wearing a bear. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)}})


[[Solar bear]]s lived in the [[ice cloud]]s of [[New Earth (New Earth)|New Earth]], deriving their energy from the [[sun]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Skies of New Earth (audio story)|The Skies of New Earth]]'')
Despite being based off a [[panda bear]], [[Panda]] often took offence to being called a "bear". ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Wildthyme at Large (audio story)}})


== Other references ==
The skeleton of a [[Heavenite]] was identified by [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] as "probably something like a bear with an opposable thumb". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Love and War (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Love and War (audio story)}})
Despite being based off a [[panda bear]], [[Panda]] often took offence to being called a "bear". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wildthyme at Large (audio story)|Wildthyme at Large]]'')


== Footnotes ==
[[Clara Oswald]] once told the [[Twelfth Doctor]] he [[Snoring|snored]] like a [[Scotland|Scottish]] bear. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Hyperion Empire (comic story)}})
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Bear

Bears were mammals native to the planet Earth.

Bears on Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

On Earth several specific Species of bear were known, including the cave bear, (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) the brown bear, (PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"]) the panda (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"]) and the polar bear. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan [+]Loading...["The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)"])

In 100,000 BC, Za vowed to kill bears and bring their skins to the Tribe of Gum, although Horg doubted that he would do so. (TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"])

About 120 AD, the Tenth Doctor found himself opposing lions, tigers and bears in the Flavian Amphitheatre. When the bear approached, the Doctor quickly climbed a tree, losing his sonic screwdriver in his haste. He dropped on the back of the bear, scooped up his screwdriver and gave the beast a burst at the right frequency. The bear meandered away. (PROSE: The Stone Rose [+]Loading...["The Stone Rose (novel)"])

In 1605, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton witnessed the baiting of a brown bear on the streets of London. (PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"])

In 1988, Richard Maynarde worried about the sounds of bears when he and Lady Peinforte crossed Windsor Safari Park. The Seventh Doctor hurt his hand in the teeth of a stuffed bear when he and Ace stroll inside Windsor Castle's basement. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])

Bears were listed in the Avalonian Bestiary of all animal life on the 22nd century Earth colony Avalon. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)"])

In circa 5000, Jamie and Elric Penley were attacked by a bear. Penley tranquillised it, but was clawed while doing so. (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"])

A wild bear. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name [+]Loading...["A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)"])

While he was in a forest alongside Rose-the-cat, the Tenth Doctor was attacked by a grey bear. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name [+]Loading...["A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)"])

Animals similar to bears[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Yeti species Yeti Traversii were more bear-like compared to fellow Yeti Mih-teh and Dzu-teh, who were closely related to apes. (PROSE: Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (novelisation)"])

Products related to bears[[edit] | [edit source]]

During a leadership struggle, Za promised to kill many bears the next day to provide warm skins for his tribe after Kal brought the First Doctor, whom Kal saw producing fire. (TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"])

Hex once came across a seven-foot stuffed bear. The Seventh Doctor said it was used by a university for anatomical demonstration. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts [+]Loading...["Night Thoughts (audio story)"])

Toy stuffed bears — in the form of teddy bears — were also popular on Earth, from around the late 19th century. (TV: The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"])

Bears in popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Winnie the Pooh, a storybook character, was an anthropomorphic bear. (PROSE: Fallen Angel [+]Loading...["Fallen Angel (short story)"], Time and Relative [+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"], et al.)

Paddington Bear was a fictional bear. (PROSE: Future Legend [+]Loading...["Future Legend (short story)"]) A book entitled A Bear Called Paddington was present in a library that the Twelfth Doctor and Bill Potts broke into. (PROSE: The Shining Man [+]Loading...["The Shining Man (novel)"])

In November 1988, Richard Maynarde thought he heard a bear. Lady Peinforte reassured him that it would not follow them because such things happened only in the theatre. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])

Lynda Moss told the Ninth Doctor about a popular television series called Bear With Me, a show about three people living with a bear. (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...["Bad Wolf (TV story)"])

Bears from elsewhere[[edit] | [edit source]]

Horned bears were among the native lifeforms of Tiermann's World. (PROSE: Sick Building [+]Loading...["Sick Building (novel)"])

The Fifth Doctor once said he had a bear when he was young, but he had to release it when it started eating the furniture. (AUDIO: Cuddlesome [+]Loading...["Cuddlesome (audio story)"])

On Hyspero, Angela ruled over the bears of Kestheven, who shaved their golden fur and went about hairless. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"])

Solar bears lived in the ice clouds of New Earth, deriving their energy from the sun. (AUDIO: The Skies of New Earth [+]Loading...["The Skies of New Earth (audio story)"])

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

The First Doctor's sodden coat made him feel like he was wearing a bear. (PROSE: A Big Hand for the Doctor [+]Loading...["A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)"])

Despite being based off a panda bear, Panda often took offence to being called a "bear". (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large [+]Loading...["Wildthyme at Large (audio story)"])

The skeleton of a Heavenite was identified by Benny as "probably something like a bear with an opposable thumb". (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"], AUDIO: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (audio story)"])

Clara Oswald once told the Twelfth Doctor he snored like a Scottish bear. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire [+]Loading...["The Hyperion Empire (comic story)"])

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