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{{wikipediainfo|Bison}} | {{wikipediainfo|Bison}} | ||
{{Infobox Species | {{Infobox Species | ||
|type = [[Mammal]] | |type = [[Mammal]] | ||
|origin = [[Africa]] | |origin = [[Africa]] | ||
|only = Prelude Birthright | |only = Prelude Birthright | ||
}}{{you may|Buffalo wing|bison}} | }} | ||
{{you may|Buffalo wing|bison}} | |||
{{looks like|Brandelak}} | {{looks like|Brandelak}} | ||
'''Buffalo''' were [[cattle]]-like creatures that lived on [[Earth]]. Because [[Roz Forrester]]'s family name, Inyathi, translated as "buffalo", she wasn't allowed to eat a buffalo. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'') | '''Buffalo''' were [[cattle]]-like creatures that lived on [[Earth]]. Because [[Roz Forrester]]'s family name, Inyathi, translated as "buffalo", she wasn't allowed to eat a buffalo. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'') | ||
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The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] ''buffalo '' to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vampire of the Mind (audio story)|Vampire of the Mind]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the [[UNIT website]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] ''buffalo '' to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vampire of the Mind (audio story)|Vampire of the Mind]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the [[UNIT website]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') | ||
At different points, "bison", "buffalo", and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" were | At different points, "bison", "buffalo", and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" were [[password]]s to the [[Operations Board]] on the [[UNIT website]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Secure Login (feature)|Secure Login]]'') The password "buffalo", if entered into the override code field, allowed an individual to navigate and fire a [[Harpoon missile|missile]] towards anywhere on [[Earth]]. ([[GAME]]: [[Untitled (U.N.I.T. video game)|Untitled]]) | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The [[DWU]] fails to use ''buffalo'' as a synonym for ''[[bison]]'' — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, [[North America]]n buffalo are bison. However, the kind the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw in [[Africa]] would have been {{w|African buffalo}} and not at all bison. | |||
** However, the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' tie-in website does use the password "buffalo" and "bison" interchangeably. | |||
The [[DWU]] fails to use ''buffalo'' as a synonym for ''[[bison]]'' — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, [[North America]]n buffalo are bison. However, the kind the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw in [[Africa]] would have been {{w|African buffalo}} and not at all bison. | |||
[[Category:Bovids]] | [[Category:Bovids]] | ||