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{{wikipediainfo|Bison}}
{{wikipediainfo|Bison}}
{{Infobox Species
{{Infobox Species
|type = [[Mammal]]
|type   = [[Mammal]]
|origin = [[Africa]]
|origin = [[Africa]]
|only = Prelude Birthright
|only   = Prelude Birthright
}}{{you may|Buffalo wing|bison}}
}}
{{you may|Buffalo wing|bison}}
{{looks like|Brandelak}}
{{looks like|Brandelak}}
'''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]]'')
'''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]]'')
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The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] ''buffalo '' to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vampire of the Mind (audio story)|Vampire of the Mind]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the [[UNIT website]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')
The [[Sixth Doctor]] used the [[password]] ''buffalo '' to access the [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] telephone line. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Vampire of the Mind (audio story)|Vampire of the Mind]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later told [[Mickey Smith]] to use same password to access a variety of areas of the [[UNIT website]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')


At different points, "bison", "buffalo", and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" were passwords to the [[Operations Board]] on the [[UNIT website]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Secure Login (feature)|Secure Login]]'')
At different points, "bison", "buffalo", and "[[Bad Wolf meme|badwolf]]" were [[password]]s to the [[Operations Board]] on the [[UNIT website]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Secure Login (feature)|Secure Login]]'') The password "buffalo", if entered into the override code field, allowed an individual to navigate and fire a [[Harpoon missile|missile]] towards anywhere on [[Earth]]. ([[GAME]]: [[Untitled (U.N.I.T. video game)|Untitled]])


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
=== Information from invalid sources ===
* 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 [[Ninth Doctor]], after entering the [[password]] "[[buffalo]]" into the override code field, could navigate and fire a [[Harpoon missile|missile]] towards anywhere on [[Earth]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Untitled (U.N.I.T. website video game)|Untitled]]'')
** However, the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' tie-in website does use the password "buffalo" and "bison" interchangeably.
 
=== Other matters ===
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.


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