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Sheep were raised in part for their meat. [[London]]ers were definitely known to eat mutton as early as [[1814]], when [[Vicki Pallister]] ran across a mutton vendor in the streets. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'') | Sheep were raised in part for their meat. [[London]]ers were definitely known to eat mutton as early as [[1814]], when [[Vicki Pallister]] ran across a mutton vendor in the streets. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Frostfire (audio story)|Frostfire]]'') | ||
Various [[religion]]s [[sacrifice]]d lambs to their gods. [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] once witnessed the [[Roman]] [[Ursus]] offering a lamb to the goddess [[Minerva]], as well as Minerva's reception of the blood of the lamb. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose]]'') | Various [[religion]]s [[sacrifice]]d lambs to their gods. [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] once witnessed the [[Roman]] [[Aulus Valerius Ursus|Ursus]] offering a lamb to the goddess [[Minerva]], as well as Minerva's reception of the blood of the lamb. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'') | ||
Occultists believed that the entrails of sheep might have prophetic power. When the [[Third Doctor]] failed to understand the importance to [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] of finding {{Delgado}}, the Brig quipped that the Doctor might wish to take his time reading sheep entrails before focusing on the important matters at hand. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'') | Occultists believed that the entrails of sheep might have prophetic power. When the [[Third Doctor]] failed to understand the importance to [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] of finding {{Delgado}}, the Brig quipped that the Doctor might wish to take his time reading sheep entrails before focusing on the important matters at hand. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
Areas of farms dedicated to collecting sheep waste were called ''[[sheep dip]]s''. Distracted by discussions he was having with [[Rory Williams|Rory]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] twice landed in a sheep dip that was close to where the TARDIS had landed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Glamour Chase]]'') | Areas of farms dedicated to collecting sheep waste were called ''[[sheep dip]]s''. Distracted by discussions he was having with [[Rory Williams|Rory]], the [[Eleventh Doctor]] twice landed in a sheep dip that was close to where the TARDIS had landed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Glamour Chase (novel)|The Glamour Chase]]'') | ||
== Extinction == | == Extinction == | ||
According to one account, sheep became [[extinction|extinct]] around [[2106]] after the [[Ozone Purge]], though records of their existence survived. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising]]'') However, this extinction was likely reversed on Earth or did not happen, since sheep were known to have survived in human colonies off Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | According to one account, sheep became [[extinction|extinct]] around [[2106]] after the [[Ozone Purge]], though records of their existence survived. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lucifer Rising (novel)|Lucifer Rising]]'') However, this extinction was likely reversed on Earth or did not happen, since sheep were known to have survived in human colonies off Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | ||
== Extra-terrestrial sheep == | == Extra-terrestrial sheep == | ||
The colonists to [[Metebelis III]] brought sheep with them. The sheep survived the crash of the colonists' ship, and later became a food source for the colonists and the [[Eight Legs]], though the Eight Legs preferred human meat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') In the [[far future]] on [[Kirith]], the [[Panjistri]] kept sheep on [[Kandasi]] Island as their main source of food. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | The colonists to [[Metebelis III]] brought sheep with them. The sheep survived the crash of the colonists' ship, and later became a food source for the colonists and the [[Eight Legs]], though the Eight Legs preferred human meat. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') In the [[far future]] on [[Kirith]], the [[Panjistri]] kept sheep on [[Kandasi]] Island as their main source of food. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Apocalypse (novel)|Timewyrm: Apocalypse]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* In the dream world in ''[[Dream-Eaters]]'', K9 encounters a sheep, which his scanner | * In the dream world in ''[[Dream-Eaters (TV story)|Dream-Eaters]]'', K9 encounters a sheep, which his scanner verifies as being "electric". This is a nod towards the {{w|Phillip K. Dick}} novel {{wi|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?}}. | ||
* The reference to Jamie becoming a sheep farmer in Yorkshire in ''[[Dream a Little Dream for Me]]'' is a metatextual reference to [[Frazer Hines]]' long-running stint on {{wi|Emmerdale Farm}}. | * The reference to Jamie becoming a sheep farmer in Yorkshire in ''[[Dream a Little Dream for Me (short story)|Dream a Little Dream for Me]]'' is a metatextual reference to [[Frazer Hines]]' long-running stint on {{wi|Emmerdale Farm}}. | ||
[[Category:Domesticated creatures]] | [[Category:Domesticated creatures]] | ||
