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'''Buffalo''' were [[cattle]]-like creatures that lived on [[Earth]]. Because [[Roz Forrester]]'s family name, Inyathi, | '''Buffalo''' were [[cattle]]-like creatures that lived on [[Earth]]. Because [[Roz Forrester]]'s family name, Inyathi, translated as "buffalo", she wasn't allowed to eat a buffalo. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'') | ||
They were once the dominant species on Earth, but when their Herd-Leader was trapped in ice they degenerated without his mind. The [[Bovine Herd Leader]] revived thousands of years later and was able to travel back in time. He found his species were being wiped out by the [[Native American]]s and guided [[Christopher Columbus]] to [[America]] in [[1492]], hoping the [[Europe]]ans would wipe out the Native Americans and save his herd. However, the Europeans wiped out the buffalo themselves. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trouble in Paradise]]'') | They were once the dominant species on Earth, but when their Herd-Leader was trapped in ice they degenerated without his mind. The [[Bovine Herd Leader]] revived thousands of years later and was able to travel back in time. He found his species were being wiped out by the [[Native American]]s and guided [[Christopher Columbus]] to [[America]] in [[1492]], hoping the [[Europe]]ans would wipe out the Native Americans and save his herd. However, the Europeans wiped out the buffalo themselves. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Trouble in Paradise]]'') | ||
The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw buffalo living in the [[Ngorogoro Crater]] in [[1926]]. | The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw buffalo living in the [[Ngorogoro Crater]] in [[1926]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prelude Birthright]]'') | ||
The last buffalo died in captivity in [[2193]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'') | The last buffalo died in captivity in [[2193]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Also People]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
The [[DWU]] fails to use ''buffalo'' as a synonym for ''[[bison]]'' — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, [[North America]]n buffalo are bison. However, the kind the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw in [[Africa]] would have been {{w|African buffalo}} and not at all bison. | The [[DWU]] fails to use ''buffalo'' as a synonym for ''[[bison]]'' — which it is, in a limited sense. Certainly, [[North America]]n buffalo are bison. However, the kind the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] saw in [[Africa]] would have been {{w|African buffalo}} and not at all bison. | ||
[[Category:Bovids]] | [[Category:Bovids]] | ||
[[Category:Meats from the real world]] | [[Category:Meats from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | [[Category:Creatures from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
