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In about [[120]] [[AD]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] learned that [[Roman]] authorities kept stags as part of a menagerie that included [[leopard]]s, [[elephant]]s and a wide range of other, chiefly [[Africa]]n animals. Some of the beasts were kept for [[hunting]] and others were used to face off against prisoners in local arenas. The Doctor was incensed by the practice, because he knew it would lead to the [[extinction]] of several of the species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'') | In about [[120]] [[AD]], the [[Tenth Doctor]] learned that [[Roman]] authorities kept stags as part of a menagerie that included [[leopard]]s, [[elephant]]s and a wide range of other, chiefly [[Africa]]n animals. Some of the beasts were kept for [[hunting]] and others were used to face off against prisoners in local arenas. The Doctor was incensed by the practice, because he knew it would lead to the [[extinction]] of several of the species. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Stone Rose (novel)|The Stone Rose]]'') | ||
In [[1865]] [[China]], [[Qin Shi Huang]], possessed by the [[Mandragora Helix]], brought a young buck deer before [[Cheng]], [[Lei-Fang]] and [[Jiang]] and told them that it was a [[pig]]. When Lei-Fang disagreed, Qin had his eyes and tongue removed by his general [[Zhao]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') | In [[1865]] [[China]], [[Qin Shi Huang]], possessed by the [[Mandragora Helix]], brought a dead young buck deer before [[Cheng]], [[Lei-Fang]] and [[Jiang]] and told them that it was a [[pig]]. When Lei-Fang disagreed, Qin had his eyes and tongue removed by his general [[Zhao]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eleventh Tiger (novel)|The Eleventh Tiger]]'') | ||
As [[Hex]] observed, [[Joe Hartley]]'s taxidermy workroom contained stuffed deer, including one that was in the process of being mounted. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'') | As [[Hex]] observed, [[Joe Hartley]]'s taxidermy workroom contained stuffed deer, including one that was in the process of being mounted. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Night Thoughts (audio story)|Night Thoughts]]'') |