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Ultrasonic

Ultrasonic sound was sound at a frequency higher than human hearing. Other species could hear it, including Skarasens, (TV: Terror of the Zygons [+]Robert Banks Stewart, Doctor Who season 13 (BBC1, 1975).) Mandrels, (TV: Nightmare of Eden [+]Bob Baker, Doctor Who season 17 (BBC1, 1979).) Shrivenzales, (TV: The Ribos Operation [+]Robert Holmes, Doctor Who season 16 (BBC1, 1978).) Gorrillazons, (COMIC: Carnage Zoo [+]Steve Cole, DWBIT comic stories (GE Fabbri Ltd, 2008).) the Apatosaurus-like creatures of Spekra (COMIC: Prisoners of Gritog [+]TV Comic Holiday Special stories (1965).) and the dinosaur-like creatures of Quorus. (PROSE: Doctor Who Fights Masterplan "Q" [+]1971.)

Zarbi communicated by making ultrasonic sounds. The First Doctor, calling it an "extra-sonic" sound, claimed that it was a kind which young people and young animals could hear, explaining why only Vicki Pallister could hear it. (TV: The Web Planet [+]Bill Strutton, Doctor Who season 2 (BBC1, 1965).)

During an attempt to obtain a Krikoosh from a zoo, the Daleks set off an ultrasonic signal that drove the animals berserk. (COMIC: Carnage Zoo [+]Steve Cole, DWBIT comic stories (GE Fabbri Ltd, 2008).)

The disintegrator gun used an ultrasonic beam to disintegrate the target. (TV: Day of the Daleks [+]Louis Marks, Doctor Who season 9 (BBC1, 1972).)

The TARDIS had ultrasonic showers. (PROSE: The Empire of Glass [+]Andy Lane, Virgin Missing Adventures (Virgin Books, 1995).)

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