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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[The Doctor]], with his head and hands in portable [[stocks]], is walking through a jungle and notices a live broadcast. He then states that he’s on [[Chloris]] and has escaped some bandits who think they’ve got the upper hand — going on to elaborate | [[The Doctor]], with his head and hands in portable [[stocks]], is walking through a jungle and notices a live broadcast. He then states that he’s on [[Chloris]] and has escaped some bandits who think they’ve got the upper hand — going on to elaborate "that's another story". | ||
The Doctor states that a little while ago, he happened to be on [[Earth]] and was talking to a friend of his, who said that Earth had some ferocious animals. The friend started getting a little competitive about the animals on Earth, saying which are the largest and the deadliest — citing the [[elephant]] as the largest, and the [[puff adder]] as the deadliest. | The Doctor states that a little while ago, he happened to be on [[Earth]] and was talking to a friend of his, who said that Earth had some ferocious animals. The friend started getting a little competitive about the animals on Earth, saying which are the largest and the deadliest — citing the [[elephant]] as the largest, and the [[puff adder]] as the deadliest. | ||
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* The Doctor mentions the [[elephant]] as the largest animal on [[Earth]]. | * The Doctor mentions the [[elephant]] as the largest animal on [[Earth]]. | ||
* The Doctor mentions the [[puff adder]] as the deadliest animal. | * The Doctor mentions the [[puff adder]] as the deadliest animal. | ||
* The Doctor mentions that the [[Shrivenzale]] used to eat "six [[buffalo]]es a day" and "two [[wheelbarrow]]-loads of [[coconut]]s — unbroken!" | * The Doctor mentions that the [[Shrivenzale]] used to eat "six [[buffalo]]es a day" and "two [[wheelbarrow]]-loads of [[coconut]]s — unbroken!" He goes on: "When it wanted to break the coconuts, if it did... ''(removes his right hand from the stocks to demonstrate)'' it had very short arms, and it used to put the coconut in its arm, like that. ''(clenches his fist and demonstrates cracking an imaginary coconut in the crook of his arm, before replacing his hand in the stocks)'' | ||
* The Doctor describes the [[Krynoid]] as "tall as a [[Douglas fir]] and three times its circumference". | * The Doctor describes the [[Krynoid]] as "tall as a [[Douglas fir]] and three times its circumference". | ||
* The Doctor describes the [[Wirrn]] as "a | * The Doctor describes the [[Wirrn]] as "a gigantic insect with a sting so fierce it could have done in an elephant in five seconds". | ||
* According to the Doctor, the [[Fendahl]] was "so deadly that when it used to pass anybody, it would just walk past someone and go... ''(sucks in breath)'' ...and suck the life right out of them". | * According to the Doctor, the [[Fendahl]] was "so deadly that when it used to pass anybody, it would just walk past someone and go... ''(sucks in breath noisily)'' ...and suck the life right out of them". | ||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
