Ape
Apes were a variety of primate found on Earth and beyond.
Following Miracle Day in 2011, it was observed that apes, among other species, were still dying as usual, demonstrating that only humans had become immortal. (TV: The New World [+]Loading...["The New World (TV story)"])
Apes were listed in the Avalonian Bestiary of all animal life on the Earth colony Avalon. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)"])
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In 1883, Reverend Ernest Matthews was turned into an ape by Josiah Samuel Smith because he didn't believe that man evolved from apes. (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) This sentiment was not shared by the Silurians, who had witnessed the evolution, and therefore frequently called humans "apes". (COMIC: Twilight of the Silurians [+]Loading...["Twilight of the Silurians (comic story)"], TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"], Cold Blood [+]Loading...["Cold Blood (TV story)"], and many others)
Earth apes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Historians acknowledged reports of Silurians roaming the Earth as late as about 20,000,000 BC, when the first apes walked on the Earth. (PROSE: The Monster Vault [+]Loading...["The Monster Vault (novel)"])
In ancient times, Silurian scientists Nagara and Guruz attempted to force pre-human apes to learn and display intelligence. Kin, leader of the apes, strangled Guruz in response to another beating. Nagura returned to set the apes free. Believing the Apes to be thanking him for the discipline he offered them, he accepted a woven headband like Kin's. Only when the headband was in place did he realised his third eye was blocked by a stone at the front and he was powerless. The apes exacted their revenge for their brutal captivity. (COMIC: Twilight of the Silurians [+]Loading...["Twilight of the Silurians (comic story)"])
In 1605, the Lord Chamberlain brought forth a Barbary ape as one of the many entertainments provided to King James I at the Palace of Whitehall. (PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"])
A species of ape known as "Ice Apes" lived under the Antarctic ice cap. (COMIC: Ice Cap Terror [+]Loading...["Ice Cap Terror (comic story)"])
The Yeti species Mih-teh and Dzu-teh were closely related to apes. (PROSE: Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (novelisation)"])
Apes from elsewhere[[edit] | [edit source]]
One planet was home to apes, some of which were captured by giant birds, apparently as pets. They captured John and Gillian as well when they visited the planet. (COMIC: Kingdom of the Animals [+]Loading...["Kingdom of the Animals (comic story)"])
Lord Eskdale owned many sentient apes who he kept as slaves. He freed them after his daughter Charlotte Eskdale demanded he did. (COMIC: Sky Manor [+]Loading...["Sky Manor (comic story)"])
As a slur[[edit] | [edit source]]
A Kish captain called Enkidu an ape. (PROSE: Timewyrm: Genesys [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Genesys (novel)"])
The Ninth Doctor called humans "stupid apes" on a few occasions. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], Father's Day [+]Loading...["Father's Day (TV story)"]) Indeed, according to the Eighth Doctor, his own kind "wasn't descended from anything even remotely embarrassing" in contrast to humans being "ape descendants". He suggested this was one of the causes of the Time Lords' arrogance. (PROSE: Interference - Book Two [+]Loading...["Interference - Book Two (novel)"])
Trevor Ridgely called Palmer an annoying ape. (AUDIO: The Nowhere Place [+]Loading...["The Nowhere Place (audio story)"])
Silurians referred to humans as apes. Silurians would use a virus on their crops to get rid of them. (TV: Doctor Who and the Silurians [+]Loading...["Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)"]) Alaya indicated that she used to hunt apes for sport. (TV: Cold Blood [+]Loading...["Cold Blood (TV story)"]) A female Silurian, Vastra, once commented that "people are apes, men are monkeys." (TV: Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"])
Other[[edit] | [edit source]]
Strax once claimed to have a horde of samurai apes. (COMIC: The Adventures of Strax & the Time Shark [+]Loading...["The Adventures of Strax & the Time Shark (comic story)"])
