From TARDIS Index File, the free Doctor Who reference.

This article is written from the Real World point of view.

Animal was a story that was to have been a part of Season 28, had Doctor Who continued to be produced beyond Survival, written by Andrew Cartmel.

Animal would have been a four part story involving animal experimentation, drug use, and animal rights activists.

Legacy

According to the breakdown in DWM Issue 255 (Article: What if) it would appear to have some links to NA: Warlock, however Cartmel's later interview seems to suggest this is less than likely.

External Links

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An animal is a lifeform of the Animalia biological kingdom, and a term which is used in reference to non-sentient members of the "animal kingdom".

Vertebrates

• Fish
• Reptiles
• Amphibians
• Avians
• Mammals

See also: Humanoids

Invertebrates

Mollusk

Urchins

Worms

• See: Worm

Arthropods

• Arachnids
• Insects
• Lobster

Connections

• List of animals
• Non-sentient lifeforms
• Animal article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.

From Muppet Wiki

Animal at his drum set.

You don't mess with Animal. He eats glass, man.

Animal is the drummer on The Muppet Show, performing with Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. Animal is a crazed percussionist with three styles of music -- loud, louder, and deafening. He speaks in a guttural shout, often repeating a few simple phrases, such as "BEAT DRUMS! BEAT DRUMS!" or "WO-MAN!" In relatively calmer moods, he is capable of more coherent conversation, but these instances are infrequent.

Animal first appeared in the 1975 pilot, The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence, chained up in a basement cell when he wasn't onstage performing with the Electric Mayhem. He later became a main character on The Muppet Show, and his unrestrained style has made him popular with young people for decades.

Frank Oz says that he had his character down to five words: Sex, sleep, food, drums and pain.^[2] Occasionally, two of those essentials, food and drums, are interchangeable. In The Muppet Movie, Dr. Teeth had to remind Animal to beat, and not eat, his drums. In The Muppet Show episode 110, when asked by Kermit if he preferred drumming to food, Animal replied that drums are food.

Animal's family life is generally non-existent, and outside of the band, the Muppet Show troupe, and women in general, he has no other relationships. A significant exception is depicted in the book The Case of the Missing Mother, which reveals the existence of Animal's mother, LaVerne. LaVerne is also a drummer, and it's implied that percussion skills are a family trait.

It is a popular legend that Animal was inspired by Keith Moon, the wild drummer of the Who. ^[3][4] Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is also sometimes cited as the inspiration for Animal. ^[5] However, there is no evidence in the original sketches for the character that suggest that he was based on anybody in particular. Three of the other members of the Electric Mayhem were created by Muppet designer Michael K. Frith, and the sketches reproduced in the 1981 book Of Muppets and Men show that they were based on famous musicians. Dr. Teeth is a cross between Dr. John and Elton John; Sgt. Floyd Pepper is based on the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album, and the original concept for Janice was a skinny, long-haired male character based on Mick Jagger.

Animal, on the other hand, was designed by Jim Henson, and the rough sketch (also seen in Of Muppets and Men) doesn't appear to be related to any real musician.

Notable performances

Animal has performed a number of solos on The Muppet Show, including "Sweet Tooth Jam", "Wild Thing", and "Foggy Day."

When drumming legend Buddy Rich appeared on The Muppet Show, one sequence featured a "drum battle" between Rich and Animal in homage to the legendary face-off album between Rich and his contemporary Gene Krupa.

Although Animal battled Buddy Rich, in an earlier episode, episode 110, it was mentioned during an interview Kermit gave Animal that Buddy Rich was one of Animal's idols. Also during this interview, Animal revealed that he had been playing the drums for five years, which would mean that he's been playing the drums since 1971.

One of Animal's most memorable performances with a guest star was in episode 105, in which he wildly played the drums in Rita Moreno's number "Fever". Other guest stars who have had scenes with Animal include Lou Rawls, Leo Sayer, James Coburn, Harry Belafonte, and Kaye Ballard.

Animal has also had roles in all of the Muppet movies. In The Muppet Movie, he ate Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's Insta-Grow Pills, causing him to grow ten times his size and scare away Doc Hopper. He also appeared in The Great Muppet Caper, The Muppets Take Manhattan, The Muppet Christmas Carol, Muppet Treasure Island, Muppets from Space, It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie and The Muppets' Wizard of Oz.

Animal is probably the most popular member of the Electric Mayhem. He has certainly been included in more merchandise than the rest of the band. He was also the only member of the band to be included regularly on Muppet Babies.

Animal was the mascot of the U.S. snowboarding team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Animal made a television appearance in Nagano with CBS reporter Kennedy, during which she stapled his feet to a snowboard.

Casting history

• Frank Oz - from The Muppet Show: Sex and Violence (1975) to Muppets From Space (1999)
• Eric Jacobson - from It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas (2002) to Present

• Kevin Clash - Occasionally on Muppets Tonight (1996)
• John Kennedy - Mastercard commercial (2002); Muppet Party Cruise video game (2003)
• Drew Massey - Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony, Episode 9 (2005)
• David Rudman - Saturday Night Live (2004) (puppetry only; voice provided live by Eric Jacobson)

Book appearances

• The Muppet Show Book (1978)
• The Comic Muppet Book (1979)
• The Muppets Go Camping (1981)
• Two for the Show (1982)
• The Case of the Missing Mother (1983)
• The Muppets Take Manhattan (comic book) (1984)
• Jim Henson's Bedtime Stories (1991)
• The Phantom of the Muppet Theater (1991)
• Muppet Time (1996)
• Ask Kermit: All About the Human Body
• The Muppet Show Comic Book (2009)
• The Treasure of Peg-Leg Wilson (2009)
• Muppet Robin Hood Issue #3 (2009)

See also

• Animal (animated)
• Animal (Muppet Kids)
• Baby Animal

Sources

1. ↑ Henson's Place
2. ↑ Henson's Place
3. ↑ Front page, Keithmoon.co.uk.
4. ↑ BBC News, "Myers 'to play' Who's Keith Moon". September 30, 2005.
5. ↑ "Fleetwood Mac Artistfacts", Artisfacts.com.

From GuildWiki

Animals, in the narrow sense, are most often characterized by the ability of Rangers to charm them into becoming Animal companions. Animal is a type of creature according to the effects Edge of Extinction. They can usually be recognized as being inherently neutral, though attackable, to players. They become hostile when attacked and when being the target of the Charm Animal skill during its activation time. The wolf and Black bear in pre-searing are the only aggressive animals in the game. Their post-searing counterparts are not aggressive.

The following skills affect uncharmed animals:

• Charm Animal

Animal subtypes

There are currently 34 unique charmable animals in the world of Guild Wars, and 34 pets to be unlocked in the Zaishen Menagerie Grounds. Some animals that might seem to be different are still considered to be the same of pet in the Menagerie — these are the Tyrian and Elonian Warthog, the Wolf and Snow Wolf, and the Moa Bird and Strider .

Animal companions with their own statue in the Monument of Fellowship are marked in bold.

Core	Prophecies	Factions	Nightfall	Eye of the North
Black Widow Moss Spider Wolf (Elder)	Black Bear Dune Lizard Lynx Melandru's Stalker Moa Bird / Strider Warthog Wolf / Snow Wolf	Black Moa Crane Lurker Phoenix Reef Lurker Tiger White Tiger	Crocodile Flamingo Hyena Jahai Rat Lion Lioness Warthog	Albino Rat Black Wolf Iguana Jingle Bear Mountain Eagle Polar Bear Rainbow Phoenix Raven White Crab White Jingle Moa White Moa White Wolf

See also

• Category:Animals is a list of all animals.
• Ambient animals have no purpose other than to be there.

From Lostpedia

Animals have played important roles in the storyline of Lost.

Storyline occurrences

Animal	Image	Appearance and Role
Bees		A swarm of bees harassed Charlie, Jack, and Kate. ("House of the Rising Sun")
Birds Main article: Birds		Chickens. ("The Other 48 Days") ("A Tale of Two Cities") ("The Man from Tallahassee") and other episodes Doves. ("Fire + Water") ("A Tale of Two Cities") ("The Brig") and other episodes Gulls. ("Par Avion") Hurley Bird. ("Exodus, Part 2") ("Live Together, Die Alone") The Room 23 birds were found dead outside when Walt was in Room 23. ("Room 23") Walt's bird hit a window in Australia. ("Special")
Cats Main article: Cats		Amira owns a cat. ("Enter 77") Mikhail owns a cat named Nadia, after the gymnast Nadia Comaneci with whom he shares a birthday. ("Enter 77")
Cattle Main article: Cattle		Sayid sees a cow outside the Flame. ("Enter 77") Frank sees a cow on a grassy mound after the helicopter crash. ("Confirmed Dead")
Dogs		Disambiguation page: Dog Bpo Bpo was Sun's dog. ("House of the Rising Sun") ("The Whole Truth") Vincent was Walt's dog. ("Pilot, Part 1") ("Tabula Rasa") ("Walkabout") and other episodes In Jacob's cabin, there is a painting of a dog. ("The Man Behind the Curtain") See main article for a full list of dogs in Lost
Horses		Disambiguation page: Horse Kate sees a horse in the jungle, which is remarkably similar to one she came across in a flashback. ("What Kate Did") Bea Klugh rode to the Flame on a horse. ("Enter 77") The Bedouins in Tunisia each ride a horse, one of which is commandeered by Ben after he has defeated the men. ("The Shape of Things to Come") Charles Widmore rides a horse into the Other camp ("Dead Is Dead")
Medusa Spiders Main article: Medusa Spider		Arzt collects medusa spiders. ("Exposé")("Tropical Depression") Paulo, and then Nikki, are bitten by medusa spiders, causing paralysis. ("Exposé")
Moths Main article: Moths		Locke compares Charlie's journey to quit his drug habit to a moth breaking free of its cocoon. ("The Moth") Charlie sees a moth during the cave-in, which leads him to find the way out. ("The Moth")
Polar Bears Main article: Polar Bears		Sawyer shoots a polar bear in the jungle. ("Pilot, Part 1") A polar bear attacks Walt; it is killed by Michael. ("Special") When Sawyer is attempting to escape his cage at the Hydra, Tom says that "it only took the bears two hours". ("A Tale of Two Cities") In Locke's sweat lodge vision, a polar bear appears. ("Further Instructions") Charlotte finds the skeleton of a polar bear in Tunisia ("Confirmed Dead") In a baby-themed music video that Drive Shaft is shooting, there are stuffed polar bears in the crib. (Fire + Water) Michael gives young Walt a stuffed animal polar bear on his last meeting with him before he gave up custody.
Rabbits Main article: Rabbits		Ben uses a rabbit with the number 8 on its back to demonstrate to Sawyer how excess stress can cause one's pacemaker to explode. ("Every Man for Himself") As a child, Ben uses a rabbit to test whether the Sonic fence is still operational. ("The Man Behind the Curtain"). In the orientation film for the Orchid station, "Edgar Halliwax" demonstrates how the unique properties of the Island can be harnessed to transport a bunny with the number 15 on its back. ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")
Sea urchin Main article: Sea urchin		Numerous sea urchins are featured in Lost. ("Pilot, Part 2") ("Hearts and Minds") ("Do No Harm") and other episodes
Sharks Main article: Sharks		A shark threatens Michael and Sawyer on the remains of the raft; Michael shoots and kills it. ("Adrift") Sharks were experimented on by the DHARMA Initiative in the Hydra. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
Frog Main article: Frog		Sawyer is awoken one morning by the irritating cries of a frog, and searches the jungle, looking for it. ("One of Them") It is inaccurately referred to on the show as a "tree frog."
Wild Boar Main article: Wild Boar		Locke decides that the best way to procure food is to hunt boar, and leads Kate and Michael on a mission to find one. ("Walkabout") Sawyer's tent is ransacked by a boar, and Sawyer believes that the animal has a vendetta against him. ("Outlaws") Charlie and Locke come across a dead boar while looking for Eko. ("Further Instructions") Miles finds a dead boar in the jungle. ("The Lie") Locke brings a dead boar to the Others before his errand with Richard. (Follow the Leader)

Minor occurrences

Ben's Bugs

• Locke said that when his foster sister Jeannie died, a Golden Retriever appeared which their mother believed was her daughter reincarnated. It stayed for five years, until the woman died, then disappeared. ("Outlaws")
• Fish are depicted in the Mural. ("Man of Science, Man of Faith")
• Animal-themed decorations are featured in The Staff's nursery, including a lion, zebra, and monkey. ("Maternity Leave")
• Mr. Eko told a story about a boy who kills a dog, then worries about the existence of hell not because he is sorry, but because he is worried the dog he killed will be waiting for him there. ("Three Minutes")
• Jack was shown the cartoon The Blue Danube, which features animals based on the folk tale "The Ugly Duckling". ("Every Man for Himself")
• Juliet managed to impregnate a male field mouse. ("Not in Portland")
• Pictures of orange fish and insects including a bee are featured in the Room 23 video. ("Not in Portland")
• Ben has an insect collection in his home. ("One of Us")
• A hamster is seen being held by a mysterious woman in Ben's painting at his house at the Barracks.
• According to the commentary on the "On location" section of the Season 3 DVD, the tank in the Hydra Station where Jack was being kept prisoner, was used also for sharks and the dolphins that Juliet told Jack about in "A Tale of Two Cities". A dolphin is also seen in a child's drawing on one of the walls in the school. The dolphin in the picture is swimming with an unidentified girl in a pink swimsuit, along with some smaller fish, and the submarine. The picture is labeled, "Me and my fish".

Unanswered questions

For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Animals/Theories

• What is the significance of the various animals?

   

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