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== History == | == History == | ||
Prior to or during the [[1890s]], [[Percival Quick|Inspector Quick]] saw an ostrich [[egg]] at a [[museum]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jago & Litefoot & Patsy (audio story)|Jago & Litefoot & Patsy]]'') | Prior to or during the [[1890s]], [[Percival Quick|Inspector Quick]] saw an ostrich [[egg]] at a [[museum]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jago & Litefoot & Patsy (audio story)|Jago & Litefoot & Patsy]]'') | ||
The ostrich became [[extinct]] in [[2051]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Monsters and Villains (reference book)|Monsters and Villains]]'') | |||
By the year [[5000000000|5,000,000,000]], all that remained of this species was an [[Ostrich egg|egg]] in the possession of [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Lady Cassandra]], which actually contained a feed used to enhance her teleport signal. Going by [[legend]], Lady Cassandra said that the ostrich had a fifty-foot [[wingspan]] and could shoot [[fire]] out of its [[nostril]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | By the year [[5000000000|5,000,000,000]], all that remained of this species was an [[Ostrich egg|egg]] in the possession of [[Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17|Lady Cassandra]], which actually contained a feed used to enhance her teleport signal. Going by [[legend]], Lady Cassandra said that the ostrich had a fifty-foot [[wingspan]] and could shoot [[fire]] out of its [[nostril]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | ||
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After his imprisonment at [[the Prison]], the [[Twelfth Doctor]] jokingly renamed [[Clara Oswald]] "Clara Ostrich", due to her having a long [[neck]] and furthermore claiming that neither of them liked the name 'Oswald'. He then simply referred to her as "Ostrich". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blood Cell (novel)|The Blood Cell]]'') | After his imprisonment at [[the Prison]], the [[Twelfth Doctor]] jokingly renamed [[Clara Oswald]] "Clara Ostrich", due to her having a long [[neck]] and furthermore claiming that neither of them liked the name 'Oswald'. He then simply referred to her as "Ostrich". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Blood Cell (novel)|The Blood Cell]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 21:29, 28 February 2023
The ostrich was a large, flightless bird native to Earth.
History
Prior to or during the 1890s, Inspector Quick saw an ostrich egg at a museum. (AUDIO: Jago & Litefoot & Patsy)
The ostrich became extinct in 2051. (PROSE: Monsters and Villains)
By the year 5,000,000,000, all that remained of this species was an egg in the possession of Lady Cassandra, which actually contained a feed used to enhance her teleport signal. Going by legend, Lady Cassandra said that the ostrich had a fifty-foot wingspan and could shoot fire out of its nostrils. (TV: The End of the World)
References
At a meeting between Gaius Calaphilus and Thalius Maximus, Ian Chesterton alluded to ostriches while referring to their apparent divorce from reality. (PROSE: Byzantium!)
While shrunk down to size, Susan found an apparently large egg which Ian suggested might be an ostrich egg. In reality they were ant eggs. (TV: Planet of Giants)
After his imprisonment at the Prison, the Twelfth Doctor jokingly renamed Clara Oswald "Clara Ostrich", due to her having a long neck and furthermore claiming that neither of them liked the name 'Oswald'. He then simply referred to her as "Ostrich". (PROSE: The Blood Cell)
