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 in 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)

A tiger was one of the animals on board the Ark. The First Doctor, Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet encountered it, and were surprised to find that it was not aggressive. (DWN: The Ark)

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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