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'''Lions''' were a species of [[mammal]] native to [[Earth]]. [[The Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s occasionally encountered them. | '''Lions''' were a species of [[mammal]] native to [[Earth]]. [[The Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s occasionally encountered them. | ||
==Encounters with | ==Encounters with real lions== | ||
===The Doctor=== | |||
When the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]] visited [[Greece]] in the [[BC|16th century BC]], they went to the place on which the [[Parthenon]] would later be situated. There, they were attacked by lions. The Doctor defeated one and they both escaped. Later, when they were leaving, they encountered the lions again, which the Doctor subdued by using his [[sonic screwdriver]] to tickle the beast. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Stone Rose]]'') | When the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[June (The Slitheen Excursion)|June]] visited [[Greece]] in the [[BC|16th century BC]], they went to the place on which the [[Parthenon]] would later be situated. There, they were attacked by lions. The Doctor defeated one and they both escaped. Later, when they were leaving, they encountered the lions again, which the Doctor subdued by using his [[sonic screwdriver]] to tickle the beast. ([[NSA]]: ''[[The Stone Rose]]'') | ||
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Lions were occasionally seen by [[companion]]s who were separated from [[the Doctor]]. | Lions were occasionally seen by [[companion]]s who were separated from [[the Doctor]]. | ||
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Also, [[K9]] once encountered lions on an [[unnamed planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|unnamed planet]] in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. On this planet, [[wiktionary:pride#Noun|prides]] of lions lived around [[acacia tree]]s, males in the branches, females in the shade underneath. ([[AK9]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet]]'') | Also, [[K9]] once encountered lions on an [[unnamed planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|unnamed planet]] in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. On this planet, [[wiktionary:pride#Noun|prides]] of lions lived around [[acacia tree]]s, males in the branches, females in the shade underneath. ([[AK9]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet]]'') | ||
==Other | ==Other species== | ||
In an [[Silurian Earth|alternate timeline]], lions survived despite the [[Silurian]]'s reintroduction of [[Extinction|extinct]] species. In [[Africa]], [[Baryonyx]] would kill and feed on [[gazelle]] and leave the scraps for the lions. ([[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]'') | In an [[Silurian Earth|alternate timeline]], lions survived despite the [[Silurian]]'s reintroduction of [[Extinction|extinct]] species. In [[Africa]], [[Baryonyx]] would kill and feed on [[gazelle]] and leave the scraps for the lions. ([[NA]]: ''[[Blood Heat]]'') | ||
Revision as of 23:38, 6 October 2011
Lions were a species of mammal native to Earth. The Doctor and his companions occasionally encountered them.
Encounters with real lions
The Doctor
When the Tenth Doctor and June visited Greece in the 16th century BC, they went to the place on which the Parthenon would later be situated. There, they were attacked by lions. The Doctor defeated one and they both escaped. Later, when they were leaving, they encountered the lions again, which the Doctor subdued by using his sonic screwdriver to tickle the beast. (NSA: The Stone Rose)
Companions
Lions were occasionally seen by companions who were separated from the Doctor.
For instance, Ian Chesterton saw a lion while imprisoned in the city of Rome. It was intended that he fight the beast but this event was changed in favour of a duel for Nero. (DW: The Romans)
Also, K9 once encountered lions on an unnamed planet in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-Tellac miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of evolutionary history. On this planet, prides of lions lived around acacia trees, males in the branches, females in the shade underneath. (AK9: K9 and the Missing Planet)
Other species
In an alternate timeline, lions survived despite the Silurian's reintroduction of extinct species. In Africa, Baryonyx would kill and feed on gazelle and leave the scraps for the lions. (NA: Blood Heat)
Several Endovorms - who had the appearance of stone lions - were used by the Sevakrill to guard Nelson's Column while they installed a missile in it. (ST: The Lions of Trafalgar)
The Third Doctor and the Brigadier once encountered a lion in a British zoo that was as docile as an ordinary house cat. This odd behavior convinced the Doctor and UNIT to investigate the strange goings-on in the area. (TVC: The Arkwood Experiments) In the 22nd century, at another zoo, the Tenth Doctor was momentarily surrounded by lions who had escaped after a Dalek invaded. He was only able to escape the pride with the help of a vulgle. (DWBIT: Flight and Fury)
On a visit to the Ngorogoro Crater in 1926 the Seventh Doctor was reminded of a time when he, perhaps in another incarnation, saw the last lion on Earth shot in the same area. (DWM: Prelude Birthright)
Cultural references to lions
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe was a book by C. S. Lewis. (DWM: The Professor, the Queen and the Bookshop)
- In Pete's World, Mr Crane had "track 90" played once a large-scale cyber-conversion was underway in London. This song referred to sleeping lions. (DW: Rise of the Cybermen)
- Nelson's Column, a monument to Horatio Nelson, had 4 lion statues around it. (DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth)
