Bear
Bears were mammals native to the planet Earth.
Bears on Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
On Earth several specific Species of bear were known, including the cave bear, (TV: Ghost Light [+]Loading...["Ghost Light (TV story)"]) the brown bear, (PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"]) the panda (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"]) and the polar bear. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan [+]Loading...["The Wreck of the Titan (audio story)"])
In 100,000 BC, Za vowed to kill bears and bring their skins to the Tribe of Gum, although Horg doubted that he would do so. (TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"])
About 120 AD, the Tenth Doctor found himself opposing lions, tigers and bears in the Flavian Amphitheatre. When the bear approached, the Doctor quickly climbed a tree, losing his sonic screwdriver in his haste. He dropped on the back of the bear, scooped up his screwdriver and gave the beast a burst at the right frequency. The bear meandered away. (PROSE: The Stone Rose [+]Loading...["The Stone Rose (novel)"])
In 1605, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton witnessed the baiting of a brown bear on the streets of London. (PROSE: The Plotters [+]Loading...["The Plotters (novel)"])
In 1988, Richard Maynarde worried about the sounds of bears when he and Lady Peinforte crossed Windsor Safari Park. The Seventh Doctor hurt his hand in the teeth of a stuffed bear when he and Ace stroll inside Windsor Castle's basement. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])
Bears were listed in the Avalonian Bestiary of all animal life on the 22nd century Earth colony Avalon. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice [+]Loading...["The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)"])
In circa 5000, Jamie and Elric Penley were attacked by a bear. Penley tranquillised it, but was clawed while doing so. (TV: The Ice Warriors [+]Loading...["The Ice Warriors (TV story)"])
While he was in a forest alongside Rose-the-cat, the Tenth Doctor was attacked by a grey bear. (COMIC: A Rose by Any Other Name [+]Loading...["A Rose by Any Other Name (comic story)"])
Animals similar to bears[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Yeti species Yeti Traversii were more bear-like compared to fellow Yeti Mih-teh and Dzu-teh, who were closely related to apes. (PROSE: Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (novelisation)"])
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During a leadership struggle, Za promised to kill many bears the next day to provide warm skins for his tribe after Kal brought the First Doctor, whom Kal saw producing fire. (TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"])
Hex once came across a seven-foot stuffed bear. The Seventh Doctor said it was used by a university for anatomical demonstration. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts [+]Loading...["Night Thoughts (audio story)"])
Toy stuffed bears — in the form of teddy bears — were also popular on Earth, from around the late 19th century. (TV: The Snowmen [+]Loading...["The Snowmen (TV story)"])
Bears in popular culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
Winnie the Pooh, a storybook character, was an anthropomorphic bear. (PROSE: Fallen Angel [+]Loading...["Fallen Angel (short story)"], Time and Relative [+]Loading...["Time and Relative (novel)"], et al.)
Paddington Bear was a fictional bear. (PROSE: Future Legend [+]Loading...["Future Legend (short story)"]) A book entitled A Bear Called Paddington was present in a library that the Twelfth Doctor and Bill Potts broke into. (PROSE: The Shining Man [+]Loading...["The Shining Man (novel)"])
In November 1988, Richard Maynarde thought he heard a bear. Lady Peinforte reassured him that it would not follow them because such things happened only in the theatre. (TV: Silver Nemesis [+]Loading...["Silver Nemesis (TV story)"])
Lynda Moss told the Ninth Doctor about a popular television series called Bear With Me, a show about three people living with a bear. (TV: Bad Wolf [+]Loading...["Bad Wolf (TV story)"])
Bears from elsewhere[[edit] | [edit source]]
Horned bears were among the native lifeforms of Tiermann's World. (PROSE: Sick Building [+]Loading...["Sick Building (novel)"])
The Fifth Doctor once said he had a bear when he was young, but he had to release it when it started eating the furniture. (AUDIO: Cuddlesome [+]Loading...["Cuddlesome (audio story)"])
On Hyspero, Angela ruled over the bears of Kestheven, who shaved their golden fur and went about hairless. (PROSE: The Scarlet Empress [+]Loading...["The Scarlet Empress (novel)"])
Solar bears lived in the ice clouds of New Earth, deriving their energy from the sun. (AUDIO: The Skies of New Earth [+]Loading...["The Skies of New Earth (audio story)"])
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First Doctor's sodden coat made him feel like he was wearing a bear. (PROSE: A Big Hand for the Doctor [+]Loading...["A Big Hand for the Doctor (short story)"])
Despite being based off a panda bear, Panda often took offence to being called a "bear". (AUDIO: Wildthyme at Large [+]Loading...["Wildthyme at Large (audio story)"])
The skeleton of a Heavenite was identified by Benny as "probably something like a bear with an opposable thumb". (PROSE: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (novel)"], AUDIO: Love and War [+]Loading...["Love and War (audio story)"])
Clara Oswald once told the Twelfth Doctor he snored like a Scottish bear. (COMIC: The Hyperion Empire [+]Loading...["The Hyperion Empire (comic story)"])
