Tiger

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Gideon in a tiger-like form. (DWM: Universal Monsters)

Tigers[1] were large predatory cats. They died out on Earth before 2148. (NA: St Anthony's Fire)

Earth tigers

The Tribe of Gum had to defend themselves from tigers, amongst other animals. (DW: An Unearthly Child)

Among the prizes that the First Doctor obtained during a game of backgammon against Kublai Khan in the 13th century were twenty-five tigers. (DW: Marco Polo)

In about 120 AD, the Tenth Doctor found himself opposing lions, tigers and bears in a Roman amphitheatre. At one point, a tiger ran towards him, but he neatly jumped over it, and the tiger went on to maul its trainers, who had badly mistreated it. (NSA: The Stone Rose)

In 1960s New York City, tigers were among the zoo animals released by a mad scientist. (TVC: The Monsters from the Past)

In 1988, when the Seventh Doctor and Ace visited Windsor Castle, there was a stuffed tiger head in the basement. (DW: Silver Nemesis)

Tigers went extinct before 2148, though their bones were sometimes preserved and saved. (NA: St Anthony's Fire)

Breeds

Amongst the known breeds of tiger on Earth were sabre-toothed, Siberian and Bengal tigers. [source needed]

Extra-terrestrial tigers

Despite similar appearances, the tigers of Earth were unrelated to the Hitchemus Tigers. (EDA: The Year of Intelligent Tigers)

There were at least 2 species of shapeshifting tiger-like species: an unnamed species (ST: Old Flames) and the Tygers (TN: The Eye of the Tyger). Gideon changed into a Tiger-like humanoid. (DWM: Universal Monsters)

Footnotes

  1. This article generally concerns itself with tigers whose exact breed was not known. You may be looking for information about more specific sub-species
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