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|Species name    = Monkey
|image          = SmilingMonkey.jpg
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|type            = [[Primate]]
|type            = primate
|aka            =  
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|origin          = [[Earth]]
|origin          = [[Earth]]
|appearances    = [[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]''<br>[[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]''<br>[[DWA]]: ''[[The Little Planet]]''
|first          = Marco Polo (TV story)
|mentions        =
|appearances    = {{il|[[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[The Roundheads (novel)|The Roundheads]]|''[[COMIC]]: ''[[Untitled (10DY3 4 comic story)|Untitled]]''|[[PROSE]]: ''[[Stanley (short story)|Stanley]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emerald Tiger (audio story)|The Emerald Tiger]]''|[[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Talents of Greel (audio story)|The Talents of Greel]]''}}
|individuals    = [[Ernest Matthews]]<br>[[Leefa]]}}
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'''Monkeys''' were primates originating from [[Earth]].
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{{Looks like|Palanth|Drexxon|Mokey|Horatio Lynk}}
'''Monkeys''' were [[primate]]s found on [[Earth]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Long Step Backward (short story)|The Long Step Backward]]'')
 
== History ==
In [[China|Cathay]] in [[1289]], the bandit [[Kuiju]] owned a pet monkey which rode on his shoulder. [[Kublai|Kublai Khan]] gave the [[First Doctor]] a walking stick with the image of a small monkey scaling the spiralling stem. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
 
In [[India]] in [[1947]], [[Cameron Campbell]] was nearly attacked by monkeys which had been mutated by [[zytron energy]], but was rescued by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]'')
 
A [[team]] in [[Swindon]] had, according to [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]] [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Annie Frederick]], "leapt into action like excited monkeys" after the arrival ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Operation London (short story)|Operation London]]'') of the [[Ninth Doctor]] following the [[London UFO crash]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'')
 
[[Human]]s commonly used monkeys for scientific experimentation, as did several teams of which [[Alex Minin]] was a member. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Deviant Strain (novel)|The Deviant Strain]]'')
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] encountered a [[golden lion tamarin]] at the [[London Zoo]]. It had been mind-controlled by [[General Secretary]] [[Murigan Epinephelus III]] to steal all the keys to the cages from the zookeepers and set the animals free. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Stanley (short story)|Stanley]]'')
 
In circa [[far future|10,000,000]], monkeys were among the animals on board the [[Ark]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ark (novelisation)|The Ark]]'')
[[File:Untitled_10DY3_4_Wanda_Mocks_Monkey_Wanda.jpg|thumb|A [[Silurian]] [[zookeeper]] in the 21st century mocks a group of monkeys dressed like the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Untitled (10DY3 4 comic story)|Untitled]]'')|left]]
[[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]] had dreams of helping [[orangutan]]s. When the [[Eleventh Doctor]] moved into her friend [[Craig Owens]]' apartment, he inspired her to follow her dreams. Afterwards, Craig mocked her, saying "Now Sophie's all 'Oh, monkeys, monkeys!'" when he was explaining to the Doctor why he must leave. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'')
 
In a [[jungle]] on an [[planet (The Didus Expedition)|Earth-like planet]], a monkey opened the cage in which the [[First Doctor]], [[John Who|John]] and [[Gillian Who|Gillian]] had captured an escaped [[didus]], forcing them to recapture it. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[The Didus Expedition (comic story)|The Didus Expedition]]'')
 
== Similar species ==
The [[Palanth]] looked like a cross between a monkey and a [[cat]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Blood and Tears (comic story)|Blood and Tears]]'') The [[Drexxon]]s also were similar in appearance to monkeys, as noted by [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Death Riders (novel)|Death Riders]]'') [[Mokey]]s were a distant relative of the monkey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Halflife (novel)|Halflife]]'')
 
== References ==
The [[Second Doctor]], objecting to [[Dastari]]'s augmenting an [[Androgum]]'s intelligence, said that if one gave a monkey control of its environment, it would fill the world with [[banana]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'')


During the time the [[Silurians]] ruled the Earth, a young Silurian [[Kaya]] kept a monket named [[Leefa]] as a pet. ([[DWA]]: [[The Little Planet|''The Little Planet'']])
{{Macqueen|c}} described [[Jemima (The Two Masters)|Jemima]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s "monkey". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Two Masters (audio story)|The Two Masters]]'')


The bandit [[Kuiju]] owned a pet monkey which rode on his shoulder. [[Kublai|Kublai Khan]] gave the [[First Doctor]] a walking stick with the image of a small monkey scaling the spiraling stem. ([[DW]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'') Reverend [[Ernest Matthews]] was turned into a monkey by [[Josiah Samuel Smith]] as an ironic joke at his disbelief in the [[evolution]] of [[human|man]] from monkeys. ([[DW]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'')
[[The Eleven]] once called {{Hound}} "monkey boy". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Side of the Angels (audio story)|The Side of the Angels]]'')


The [[Palanth]] were, in appearance, a cross between a monkey and a [[cat]]. ([[DWAM]]: ''[[Blood and Tears]]'') The [[Drexxon]]s too were also similar in appearance to monkeys, as noted by [[Amy Pond|Amy]] and [[Rory Williams|Rory]]. ([[NSA]]: [[Death Riders|''Death Riders'']])
[[Francis Armitage]] noted that the [[education secretary]] thought of [[teacher]]s as being like monkeys. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo (TV story)|The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo]]'')
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Latest revision as of 17:32, 9 December 2023

Monkey

Monkeys were primates found on Earth. (PROSE: The Long Step Backward)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

In Cathay in 1289, the bandit Kuiju owned a pet monkey which rode on his shoulder. Kublai Khan gave the First Doctor a walking stick with the image of a small monkey scaling the spiralling stem. (TV: Marco Polo)

In India in 1947, Cameron Campbell was nearly attacked by monkeys which had been mutated by zytron energy, but was rescued by the Tenth Doctor. (PROSE: Ghosts of India)

A team in Swindon had, according to UNIT Staff Sergeant Annie Frederick, "leapt into action like excited monkeys" after the arrival (PROSE: Operation London) of the Ninth Doctor following the London UFO crash. (TV: Aliens of London)

Humans commonly used monkeys for scientific experimentation, as did several teams of which Alex Minin was a member. (PROSE: The Deviant Strain)

The Fourth Doctor and Leela encountered a golden lion tamarin at the London Zoo. It had been mind-controlled by General Secretary Murigan Epinephelus III to steal all the keys to the cages from the zookeepers and set the animals free. (PROSE: Stanley)

In circa 10,000,000, monkeys were among the animals on board the Ark. (PROSE: The Ark)

A Silurian zookeeper in the 21st century mocks a group of monkeys dressed like the Tenth Doctor. (COMIC: Untitled)

Sophie had dreams of helping orangutans. When the Eleventh Doctor moved into her friend Craig Owens' apartment, he inspired her to follow her dreams. Afterwards, Craig mocked her, saying "Now Sophie's all 'Oh, monkeys, monkeys!'" when he was explaining to the Doctor why he must leave. (TV: The Lodger)

In a jungle on an Earth-like planet, a monkey opened the cage in which the First Doctor, John and Gillian had captured an escaped didus, forcing them to recapture it. (COMIC: The Didus Expedition)

Similar species[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Palanth looked like a cross between a monkey and a cat. (COMIC: Blood and Tears) The Drexxons also were similar in appearance to monkeys, as noted by Amy Pond and Rory Williams. (PROSE: Death Riders) Mokeys were a distant relative of the monkey. (PROSE: Halflife)

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Second Doctor, objecting to Dastari's augmenting an Androgum's intelligence, said that if one gave a monkey control of its environment, it would fill the world with bananas. (TV: The Two Doctors)

The Reborn Master described Jemima as the Seventh Doctor's "monkey". (AUDIO: The Two Masters)

The Eleven once called the Monk "monkey boy". (AUDIO: The Side of the Angels)

Francis Armitage noted that the education secretary thought of teachers as being like monkeys. (TV: The Coach with the Dragon Tattoo)