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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 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 [[Wild boar|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]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'')


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]]: ''[[Castle of Fear (audio story)|Castle of Fear]]'')


[[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 were later reintroduced in [[1987]]. This occurred during a massive storm in [[Kent]], when a [[farm]] that raised boars was damaged and the boars were allowed to escape. Some of these boars came to [[the Doctor]]'s [[Smithwood Manor|house]]. They evolved into the [[Tusken|intelligent Boar race]]. [[Brewster (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Brewster]] was a sentient boar who managed a [[21st century]] [[hotel]] on an [[asteroid]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'')


Boars were listed in the [[Avalonian Bestiary]] of all animal life on the Earth colony [[Avalon (planet)|Avalon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'')
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Revision as of 03:36, 24 August 2021

Boar

Boars were 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)

Nyssa was chased by a boar, specifically a Mummerset black, in Stockbridge in 1199. (AUDIO: Castle of Fear)

Boars had become extinct in England, but were later reintroduced in 1987. This occurred during a massive storm in Kent, when a farm that raised boars was damaged and the boars were allowed to escape. Some of these boars came to the Doctor's house. They evolved into the intelligent Boar race. Brewster was a sentient boar who managed a 21st century hotel on an asteroid. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)

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

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