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|affiliation = [[Magnus Greel]] | |affiliation = [[Magnus Greel]] | ||
|origin = [[Earth]] | |origin = [[Earth]] | ||
| | |only= The Talons of Weng-Chiang | ||
|individuals= | |individuals= | ||
}} | }}'''Giant rats''' were created from common [[London]] [[rat]]s by [[Magnus Greel]] in the [[19th century]], using [[51st century]] science. He then used the rats to guard the entrance to his laboratory in the [[London sewers]]. | ||
'''Giant rats''' were created from common [[London]] [[rat]]s by [[Magnus Greel]] in the [[19th century]], using [[51st century]] science. He then used the rats to guard the entrance to his laboratory in the [[London sewers]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
It is likely that the giant rat in | It is likely that the giant rat in ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' was inspired by a line in the [[Sherlock Holmes]] story ''The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire'' by Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]], in which Holmes alludes to "the giant rat of Sumatra, a story for which the world is not yet prepared". In ''Talons'', the Doctor dons a deerstalker and cape, and is assisted by a medical doctor whose housekeeper is named [[Hudson|Mrs Hudson]], all of which appear to allude to Conan Doyle's detective. | ||
[[Category:Biologically modified species]] | [[Category:Biologically modified species]] | ||
