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Even without regeneration, Gallifreyans had considerable lifespans. Within one regeneration, Gallifreyans could live for hundreds of years, yet look much younger than a human of equivalent age. When artificially aged 500 years, the [[Fourth Doctor]] looked like an elderly human | Even without regeneration, Gallifreyans had considerable lifespans. Within one regeneration, Gallifreyans could live for hundreds of years, yet look much younger than a human of equivalent age. When artificially aged 500 years, the [[Fourth Doctor]] looked like an elderly human ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive]]''). During his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]], the Doctor spent over a century trapped on Earth ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Ancestor Cell]]'' to ''[[Escape Velocity (novel)|Escape Velocity]]'') and never seemed to physically age during that time. In [[Eleventh Doctor|his eleventh incarnation]], the Doctor looked essentially the same for two centuries, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]'') though at least three more centuries caused him to age somewhat and six more centuries {{Fact}} of further time caused him to age into a very old man, near death from old age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]'') | ||
However, Gallifreyan children grew at about the same rate as humans of the same age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') After this point, ageing would slow, with the Gallifreyan looking like a teenager for decades. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] referred to himself at ninety years old as being "just a kid". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | However, Gallifreyan children grew at about the same rate as humans of the same age. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') After this point, ageing would slow, with the Gallifreyan looking like a teenager for decades. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Legacy of the Daleks]]'') The [[Tenth Doctor]] referred to himself at ninety years old as being "just a kid". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
