Gorean Wildlife
Ant, Marcher
known in the jungles of Schendi as 'The Marchers' are these aggressive carnivorous insects. Each is about 2 inches long, with a shiny black exoskeleton and two antennae. Their name is derived from their, apparently seasonal, marches through the jungle in a single column, yards wide and pasangs in length. They may number in the millions, their path's widening to as much as 500 feet when they overtake, swarm over, and devour all flesh, living or dead, in their path. Their bite is extremely painful, but not poisonous. Their victims die from being weakened from relentless attack, being overcome until they are still. Tarl Cabot and the small men, led a column of Marchers, by baiting them with fresh meat, the ants, weaving like a whispering black snake through the jungle until they overran an encampment of the Mamba people, Cabot's intended target.
Anteater
more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi. The great spined anteater grows to 20 ft in length and feeds on white ants or termites breaking apart their towering nests of toughened clay with mighty claws then darting it's 4 foot saliva coated tongue, drawing thousands into it's narrow tubelike mouth.
Armored Gatch
a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Arthropod a creature found in the tunnels of the Nest of the Priest-Kings. It is 8 feet long and a yard high with a multi-segmented body and 8 legs. It's eyes are on long stalks.
Bosk a huge, shambling animal, with a thick, humped neck and long, shaggy hair. It has a wide head and tiny red eyes, a fearful temper, and two long, wicked, curved and pointed horns. The horns, from tip to tip may measure two spears in length. It is for good reason the bosk is called 'The Mother of the Wagon Peoples'. It's flesh and milk furnish food and drink, shelter is made from it's hides, and clothing from it's tanned and sewn skins. Weapons are made from the leather of it's hump and many tools and implements from it's bone and horns. Even the dung is dried and used for fuel. The bosk is reverenced and the penalties for it's slaughter without reason are extreme.
Bint
a fanged, carnivorous, freshwater marsh eel which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes.
Eel
a voracious animal which can maim or kill a slave in moments. Some varieties are edible and considered a gorean delicacy. Varieties include: river eel, black eel, and spotted eel.
Eel, Dock
a black freshwater fish 4 feet long, weighing 8-10 lbs.; carnivorous and aggressive, they inhabit the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports.
Finch, Whistling
flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous.
Fleer
large hook-billed bird which hunts at night. Fleer, Long-Billed
a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of the rainforest.
Fleer, Prairie
yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food.
Frevet
small quick mammal, an insectivore that is kept in some homes for insect control. Fruit Tindel
a bird which inhabits the canopy zone of the rainforests of the Schendi area. Gant, Arctic
migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
Gant, Jungle
a bird related to the marsh gant which inhabits the river in rainforests inland of Schendi.
Gant, Marsh
a small long-legged horned bird; broad-billed and broad-winged; hunted by marsh girls It's cry is imitated by the rence people as as a surreptitious means of communication.
Giani
tiny cat-sized panther of solitary habits which inhabits the low branches of ground level in rainforests inland of Schendi.
Gim, Horned
a small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over eyes c. 4 ozs. in weight which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
Gim, Lang
an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Gim, Yellow
a bird related to the horned gim which inhabits the second level of rainforests inland of Schendi. Gint
a tiny (6 inches) freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes and flipper-like fins; is amphibious having both lungs and gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in the company of tharlarion feeding off the scraps of their kills.
Gint, Giant
a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor similar in appearance but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins. Gitch
biting insect; description is vague, although it is used near mention of roaches. Golden Beetle
an insect roughly the size of a rhinoceros which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings themselves. It releases an aroma and exudate which is so compelling to a Priest-King that to die by that method is referred to as succumbing to the 'Pleasures of the Golden Beetle'
Grub Borer
an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi. Grunt
a large carnivorous salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature.
Grunt, Blue
a small voracious carnivorous freshwater fish related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin it is attracted by blood.
Grunt, Great Speckled
a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.
Grunt, White-Bellied
a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare delicacy.
Guernon Monkey
found in the jungle along the Ua river; recognized by their chattering sound. Gull, Coasting
found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. It's feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvladsland.
Gull, Schendi
inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night. Herlit
this Gorean eagle of The Barrens has wingspan of 6-8 feet. It is carnivorous and has yellow feathers tipped with black. Also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes' for its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it.
Hermit, Yellow-Breasted
a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae.
Hith, Golden
a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle it's body with his arms. Hook-Billed Gort
a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts. Hurt
a domesticated marsupial raised on large fenced ranches in several of Gor's northern cities. It is a two legged animal and has black wool which is sheared four times a year by slaves. It is herded by domesticated sleen.
Jard
a small scavenger bird that flies in large flocks. A flock can strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds. Found near Lydius.
Jit Monkey
a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; nocturnal.
Kaiila, Desert
also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount.
Kaiila, Southern
large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina (capable of covering 600 in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper. It has a rich gold to black. The kaiila is a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples.
Kailiauk, Barrens, Herds Of
gigantic, dangerous beast that stands 20-25 hands at the shoulder and weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides. They have a trident horn.
Kailiauk, Forest
four-legged wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants, described as short-trunked and tawny. The males have 3 trident-like horns, with brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males are 400 to 500 Gorean stone (1600-2000lbs) and are 10 hands at the shoulder. The females are 8 hands and weigh 300 - 400 Gorean stone (1200-1600 lbs). Their horns and tooled hides are major exports of the port of Schendi.
Kailiauk, Prairie
short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she's and young protected within.
Kur
a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiple-jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb. It has 2 rows of teeth. They are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, regarding humans as food. The Kur are members of an alien race, the Kurii.
Larl
a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline with a broad viper shaped head and cat-like slitted pupils; carnivorous; similar to a lion; the females of the species tend to be smaller than the males.
Larl, Black
predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and maned both male and female. Larl, Red
predominately day hunting larl which is tawny-red coated and has no mane in either male or female.
Larl, White
seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the ends.
Larl, Snow
a small 4-legged mammal, about 10 inches high, weighing between 8 and 12 pounds. The snow lart has two stomachs and hunts in summer, filling the second stomach in the fall to last the animal through winter. It's pelt is snowy white and thick. It is considered valuable, selling in Ar for half a silver tarsk. They are found in the Polar North.
Leech, Marsh
described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible. Leem
a small arctic rodent some five to ten ounces in weight which hybernates in the winter. Its furs are sold by the Red Hunters.
Lelt
a small (5-7 inches) blind fish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white with long fins it swims slowly and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari.
Lice, Tarn
marble sized parasites that infest wild tarns.
Lit, Common
a bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area.
Lit, Crested
a brightly plummaged bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area.
Lit, Needle-Tailed
a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.
Lung Fish
also called gints; small fish found near half-submerged roots of shore trees or sunning on the back of tharlarion.
Mamba
large predatory variety of river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi. It is believed the cannibalistic Mamba People take their name from this flesh eating animal.
Marine Saurian, Reptilian
reptilian-like scavengers found in the Thassa, more than 20 ft in length, it has a long neck and small head with rows of small teeth. Its appendages are like broad paddles. Marine Saurian
fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts that are silent and aggressive; sailors fear them as they do the long-bodied sharks.
Marsh Moccasin
narrow dark, poisonous snake about five feet long with a small triangular head. It inhabits the waters of the Vosk Delta.
Marsh Shark
long bodied, nine-gilled inhabitant of the rence island areas of the marsh, they are almost eel-like. Mindar
a short-winged yellow and red bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi. It has a sharp bill which it uses to drill into the bark of flower trees for larvae and grubs.
Needle Fly
also known as sting flies, these originate in the delta and similar places. Its sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
Needle-Tailed Lit
a bird found in the highest level of the rain forest.
Ost
tiny snake about 12 inches long bright orange in color; its venom causes extremely painful death within seconds. It is the most venemous snake on Gor.
Ost, Rainforest
a snake of the rainforests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes. Oysters
from the delta of the Vosk.
Panther, Jungle
Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest. Parrot
A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest.
Parsit Fish
a silvery fish having brown stripes, the follow the 'parsit current' in the polar basin. In Torvaldsland, it is smoked and dried, stored in barrels, and used in trade to the south.
Porcupine, Long-Tailed
animal of the canopy level of the rainforest.
Quala
(pl. qualae) tiny, three-toed mammal, dun-colored with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair.
Ring-Necked Waders
bird found along the river of the ground zone of the rain forest. River Shark
a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Rock Spider
an inhabitant of the rainforests lower level this brown or black spider camouflages itself by tucking legs under its body to look like a rock hence its name; it is approximately one foot in diameter and will catch small rodents or birds in its web.
Salt Shark
a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Salamander
an inhabitant of the brine pits of the salt mines of the Tahari, they are white and blind with long stemlike legs with fern-like filaments which are feather gills.
Scorpion
found in the canopy level of the rainforest.
Sea Sleen
aquatic mammal that inhabits the polar seas, following the parsit current in search of their main food source, the parsit fish. There are four main types: black sleen, brown sleen, tusked sleen, flat-nosed sleen. Some remain under the ice year round, mostly dormant but rising every quarter of an Ahn or so to breathe through cracks in the ice.
Sea Sleen, Black
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, Brown
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, Flat-Nosed
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, Rogue
rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea sleen found in the Polar North.
Sea Sleen, Tufted
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, White-Spotted
its rich fur is used for cloaks.
Shark, Salt
a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Shark, River
a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Slee
a rodent which inhabits the ground zone of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Sleen, Forest
It is long, up to 20 feet, sinuous, black or brown in color. It resembles a lizard, except it is furred and mammalian. In its attack frenzy it is one of the most dangerous animals on Gor. Sleen, Gray
said to be Gor's finest tracker, this six legged sleen is a furred mammal with silver gray fur. It has an agile, sinuous body, thick as a drum and is 14-15 feet long. The gray sleen has a broad triangular head and a huge jaw with two rows of fangs and a dark tongue. It's widely set eyes have slit-like pupils. As is true for all sleens, it has six legs. This breed is relentless and tenacious. It can follow a scent that is weeks old for a thousand pasangs.
Sleen, Hunting
the hunting sleen is a hunter of men. It is 20 feet in length and weighs eleven hundred pounds. This domesticated forest sleen is double-fanged and six-footed. It's tail tends to switch back and forth, getting rigid, as it hunts, it's ears flatten against it's head just prior to it's final 'charge' attack on it's prey.
Sleen, Prairie
the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master.
Sleen, Snow
inhabits the northern regions. Always white in color.
Slime Worm
a long slow blind worm which inhabits the caverns below the Nest in the Sardar; scavenges the remains of the Golden Beetles kills
Sorp
a shellfish common esp. in the Vosk river similar to an oyster; like an oyster it manufactures pearls
Squirrels, Black
animal of the ground zone of the rain forest.
Sting Flies (Needle Flies)
Originate in the delta and similar places. It's sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
Swamp Spiders
man-sized arachnids (Spider People) which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar
Tabuk, Common
a kind of antelope, yellow in color with a single horn found in many area's of Gor. It travels in fleet footed herds and haunts the ka-la-na thickets of the planet occasionally venturing daintily into the meadows in search of berries and salt. It's meat is used as food by men (often as tabuk steak) and animals. It is a favorite prey of Tarns.
Tabuk, Northern
massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk.
Tabuk, Prairie
described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn, it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this reponse is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators depend on vision to detect and locate it's prey.
Tarn
crested hawk-like bird large enough to be saddled and flown, it is used in battle and in racing and is bred for swiftness and aggressiveness.
Tarntauros
a legendary creature which is half man and half tarn. May be compared to the mythical centaur of Earth.
Tarsk
fat, grunting, brindled, shaggy-maned, hoofed, flat-snorted, rooting, short-legged quadruped, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. In the wild, it is viciously aggressive. A common source of meat, and is often roasted whole. Market of Semris is famed for it's tarsk markets.
Tarsk, Giant
presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands 10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback.
Tharlarion
one of several types of large reptiles, some of which have been domesticated, it's fat is rendered to provide lamp oil; see also mamba and Ul.
Tharlarion, Broad
sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.
Tharlarion, High
agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding. They have very short almost useless forelegs; carnivorous.
Tharlarion, Land
land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim, though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion.
Tharlarion, Marsh
inhabitants of the marshes that comprise the delta of the Vosk; similar to crocodile.
Tharlarion, Racing
these high tharlarions are bred and registered for racing. Unlike the animals used as cavalry, these are chosen from 'medium class' tharlarion, being smaller and ligher. Famous bloodlines include Venetzia, Toraii, and Thalonian.
Tharlarion, River (1)
extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges.
Tharlarion, River (2)
crocodile-type animal; implied to be carnivorous and very similar to the marsh tharlarion. Tharlarion, Rock
a small, six-toed reptile of the south.
Tharlarion, Water, Tiny
described as not much more than 'teeth and tail', this tiny scavenger follows in the wake of the larger water tharlarion and is not more than 6 inches long. It inhabits the marshes
Tindel, Fruit
brightly plumaged bird living in the second level of the rainforest near Schendi. Tufted Fisher
a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Tumit
large flightless bird about the size of an ostrich having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous. Ul
winged, monstrous, hissing, predator, found flying over the deltas surrounding Port Kar.
Umbrella Bird
bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.
Urt, Canal
rapid moving water mammal living along canals; particularly found in Port Kar. Urt, Giant
fat, sleek, and white, it has 3 rows of needle-like white teeth and 4 horns.
Urt, Forest
nocturnal animal living in the forests, hunted by the hook-billed night crying fleer.
Urt, Gliding
animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland of Schendi. a small animal which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Urt, Leaf
a small tree-dwelling rodent having 4 toes which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Urt, Tree
a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi Vart
carnivorous; a small, sharp-toothed mammal that flies in flocks.
Veminium Bird
a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.
Verr
a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; it', milk is potable as well as being used for cheese.
Vint
tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert.
Vosk Gull
a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.
Vosk Turtle
can grow to be gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be difficult to kill.
Vulo
a tawny-colored poultry bird similar to a pigeon which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs.
Wader, Ring-Necked
a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Wader, Yellow-Legged
a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Whale, Baleen
bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters.
Whale, Hunjer
toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
Wingfish, Cosian
also known as songfish due to its whistling mating song; a tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia.
Woodpecker, Ivory-Billed
bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi
Zad
a large broad-winged black and white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion.
Zad, Jungle
a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.
Zadit
a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari. It is insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects. They often land on kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal.
Zarlit
large, harmless, purple insect about two feet long with 4 long, translucent wings, with a span of about a yard. It is able to walk on top of water because of it's padlike feet and feeds on small insects.
Zeder
a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi especially along the Ua River. It grows to about 2 feet in length, and weighs 8-10 lbs. It is diurnal, can swim very well, and builds a stick and mud nest in the branches of a tree where it spends the night.
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known in the jungles of Schendi as 'The Marchers' are these aggressive carnivorous insects. Each is about 2 inches long, with a shiny black exoskeleton and two antennae. Their name is derived from their, apparently seasonal, marches through the jungle in a single column, yards wide and pasangs in length. They may number in the millions, their path's widening to as much as 500 feet when they overtake, swarm over, and devour all flesh, living or dead, in their path. Their bite is extremely painful, but not poisonous. Their victims die from being weakened from relentless attack, being overcome until they are still. Tarl Cabot and the small men, led a column of Marchers, by baiting them with fresh meat, the ants, weaving like a whispering black snake through the jungle until they overran an encampment of the Mamba people, Cabot's intended target.
Anteater
more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi. The great spined anteater grows to 20 ft in length and feeds on white ants or termites breaking apart their towering nests of toughened clay with mighty claws then darting it's 4 foot saliva coated tongue, drawing thousands into it's narrow tubelike mouth.
Armored Gatch
a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Arthropod a creature found in the tunnels of the Nest of the Priest-Kings. It is 8 feet long and a yard high with a multi-segmented body and 8 legs. It's eyes are on long stalks.
Bosk a huge, shambling animal, with a thick, humped neck and long, shaggy hair. It has a wide head and tiny red eyes, a fearful temper, and two long, wicked, curved and pointed horns. The horns, from tip to tip may measure two spears in length. It is for good reason the bosk is called 'The Mother of the Wagon Peoples'. It's flesh and milk furnish food and drink, shelter is made from it's hides, and clothing from it's tanned and sewn skins. Weapons are made from the leather of it's hump and many tools and implements from it's bone and horns. Even the dung is dried and used for fuel. The bosk is reverenced and the penalties for it's slaughter without reason are extreme.
Bint
a fanged, carnivorous, freshwater marsh eel which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes.
Eel
a voracious animal which can maim or kill a slave in moments. Some varieties are edible and considered a gorean delicacy. Varieties include: river eel, black eel, and spotted eel.
Eel, Dock
a black freshwater fish 4 feet long, weighing 8-10 lbs.; carnivorous and aggressive, they inhabit the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports.
Finch, Whistling
flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous.
Fleer
large hook-billed bird which hunts at night. Fleer, Long-Billed
a bird inhabitant of the emergent level of the rainforest.
Fleer, Prairie
yellow bird with long wings and a sharp bill; sometimes called the 'maize bird' or 'corn bird' from the belief that it is usually the first bird to find food.
Frevet
small quick mammal, an insectivore that is kept in some homes for insect control. Fruit Tindel
a bird which inhabits the canopy zone of the rainforests of the Schendi area. Gant, Arctic
migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.
Gant, Jungle
a bird related to the marsh gant which inhabits the river in rainforests inland of Schendi.
Gant, Marsh
a small long-legged horned bird; broad-billed and broad-winged; hunted by marsh girls It's cry is imitated by the rence people as as a surreptitious means of communication.
Giani
tiny cat-sized panther of solitary habits which inhabits the low branches of ground level in rainforests inland of Schendi.
Gim, Horned
a small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over eyes c. 4 ozs. in weight which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
Gim, Lang
an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi.
Gim, Yellow
a bird related to the horned gim which inhabits the second level of rainforests inland of Schendi. Gint
a tiny (6 inches) freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes and flipper-like fins; is amphibious having both lungs and gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in the company of tharlarion feeding off the scraps of their kills.
Gint, Giant
a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor similar in appearance but with a 4-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins. Gitch
biting insect; description is vague, although it is used near mention of roaches. Golden Beetle
an insect roughly the size of a rhinoceros which lives in the caverns below the Nest of the Priest-Kings in the Sardar Mountains; its prey is the Priest-Kings themselves. It releases an aroma and exudate which is so compelling to a Priest-King that to die by that method is referred to as succumbing to the 'Pleasures of the Golden Beetle'
Grub Borer
an insectivorous bird which inhabits the ground level of rainforests inland of Schendi. Grunt
a large carnivorous salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature.
Grunt, Blue
a small voracious carnivorous freshwater fish related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin it is attracted by blood.
Grunt, Great Speckled
a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.
Grunt, White-Bellied
a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. It's eggs are considered a rare delicacy.
Guernon Monkey
found in the jungle along the Ua river; recognized by their chattering sound. Gull, Coasting
found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. It's feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvladsland.
Gull, Schendi
inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night. Herlit
this Gorean eagle of The Barrens has wingspan of 6-8 feet. It is carnivorous and has yellow feathers tipped with black. Also called 'Sun-Striker' or 'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes' for its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it.
Hermit, Yellow-Breasted
a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae.
Hith, Golden
a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle it's body with his arms. Hook-Billed Gort
a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts. Hurt
a domesticated marsupial raised on large fenced ranches in several of Gor's northern cities. It is a two legged animal and has black wool which is sheared four times a year by slaves. It is herded by domesticated sleen.
Jard
a small scavenger bird that flies in large flocks. A flock can strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds. Found near Lydius.
Jit Monkey
a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; nocturnal.
Kaiila, Desert
also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount.
Kaiila, Southern
large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina (capable of covering 600 in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper. It has a rich gold to black. The kaiila is a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples.
Kailiauk, Barrens, Herds Of
gigantic, dangerous beast that stands 20-25 hands at the shoulder and weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides. They have a trident horn.
Kailiauk, Forest
four-legged wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants, described as short-trunked and tawny. The males have 3 trident-like horns, with brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males are 400 to 500 Gorean stone (1600-2000lbs) and are 10 hands at the shoulder. The females are 8 hands and weigh 300 - 400 Gorean stone (1200-1600 lbs). Their horns and tooled hides are major exports of the port of Schendi.
Kailiauk, Prairie
short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she's and young protected within.
Kur
a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiple-jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb. It has 2 rows of teeth. They are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, regarding humans as food. The Kur are members of an alien race, the Kurii.
Larl
a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline with a broad viper shaped head and cat-like slitted pupils; carnivorous; similar to a lion; the females of the species tend to be smaller than the males.
Larl, Black
predominately nocturnal larl which is sable coated and maned both male and female. Larl, Red
predominately day hunting larl which is tawny-red coated and has no mane in either male or female.
Larl, White
seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the ends.
Larl, Snow
a small 4-legged mammal, about 10 inches high, weighing between 8 and 12 pounds. The snow lart has two stomachs and hunts in summer, filling the second stomach in the fall to last the animal through winter. It's pelt is snowy white and thick. It is considered valuable, selling in Ar for half a silver tarsk. They are found in the Polar North.
Leech, Marsh
described as rubbery about 4 inches long; it attaches itself to plants in the marsh or float free in the water, waiting for warm blooded animals. They fasten themselves to their victim to suck blood until, satiated, they detach. They can be removed with fire or salt. They are edible. Leem
a small arctic rodent some five to ten ounces in weight which hybernates in the winter. Its furs are sold by the Red Hunters.
Lelt
a small (5-7 inches) blind fish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white with long fins it swims slowly and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the Tahari.
Lice, Tarn
marble sized parasites that infest wild tarns.
Lit, Common
a bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area.
Lit, Crested
a brightly plummaged bird found in the second level of rainforests in the Schendi area.
Lit, Needle-Tailed
a bird found in the emergent (highest level) of rainforests in the Schendi area.
Lung Fish
also called gints; small fish found near half-submerged roots of shore trees or sunning on the back of tharlarion.
Mamba
large predatory variety of river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi. It is believed the cannibalistic Mamba People take their name from this flesh eating animal.
Marine Saurian, Reptilian
reptilian-like scavengers found in the Thassa, more than 20 ft in length, it has a long neck and small head with rows of small teeth. Its appendages are like broad paddles. Marine Saurian
fish-like predator with long, toothed snouts that are silent and aggressive; sailors fear them as they do the long-bodied sharks.
Marsh Moccasin
narrow dark, poisonous snake about five feet long with a small triangular head. It inhabits the waters of the Vosk Delta.
Marsh Shark
long bodied, nine-gilled inhabitant of the rence island areas of the marsh, they are almost eel-like. Mindar
a short-winged yellow and red bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi. It has a sharp bill which it uses to drill into the bark of flower trees for larvae and grubs.
Needle Fly
also known as sting flies, these originate in the delta and similar places. Its sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
Needle-Tailed Lit
a bird found in the highest level of the rain forest.
Ost
tiny snake about 12 inches long bright orange in color; its venom causes extremely painful death within seconds. It is the most venemous snake on Gor.
Ost, Rainforest
a snake of the rainforests inland of Schendi are red with black stripes. Oysters
from the delta of the Vosk.
Panther, Jungle
Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest. Parrot
A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest.
Parsit Fish
a silvery fish having brown stripes, the follow the 'parsit current' in the polar basin. In Torvaldsland, it is smoked and dried, stored in barrels, and used in trade to the south.
Porcupine, Long-Tailed
animal of the canopy level of the rainforest.
Quala
(pl. qualae) tiny, three-toed mammal, dun-colored with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair.
Ring-Necked Waders
bird found along the river of the ground zone of the rain forest. River Shark
a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Rock Spider
an inhabitant of the rainforests lower level this brown or black spider camouflages itself by tucking legs under its body to look like a rock hence its name; it is approximately one foot in diameter and will catch small rodents or birds in its web.
Salt Shark
a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Salamander
an inhabitant of the brine pits of the salt mines of the Tahari, they are white and blind with long stemlike legs with fern-like filaments which are feather gills.
Scorpion
found in the canopy level of the rainforest.
Sea Sleen
aquatic mammal that inhabits the polar seas, following the parsit current in search of their main food source, the parsit fish. There are four main types: black sleen, brown sleen, tusked sleen, flat-nosed sleen. Some remain under the ice year round, mostly dormant but rising every quarter of an Ahn or so to breathe through cracks in the ice.
Sea Sleen, Black
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, Brown
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, Flat-Nosed
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, Rogue
rare broader headed more dangerous variety of sea sleen found in the Polar North.
Sea Sleen, Tufted
one of the four main types of sea sleen found in the polar North.
Sea Sleen, White-Spotted
its rich fur is used for cloaks.
Shark, Salt
a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorous fish having gills situated under the jaw several rows of triangular teeth a sickle-like tail and a sail-like dorsal fin; inhabits brine pits such as those of the Tahari.
Shark, River
a narrow black vicious carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin which inhabits the rivers of Gor.
Slee
a rodent which inhabits the ground zone of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Sleen, Forest
It is long, up to 20 feet, sinuous, black or brown in color. It resembles a lizard, except it is furred and mammalian. In its attack frenzy it is one of the most dangerous animals on Gor. Sleen, Gray
said to be Gor's finest tracker, this six legged sleen is a furred mammal with silver gray fur. It has an agile, sinuous body, thick as a drum and is 14-15 feet long. The gray sleen has a broad triangular head and a huge jaw with two rows of fangs and a dark tongue. It's widely set eyes have slit-like pupils. As is true for all sleens, it has six legs. This breed is relentless and tenacious. It can follow a scent that is weeks old for a thousand pasangs.
Sleen, Hunting
the hunting sleen is a hunter of men. It is 20 feet in length and weighs eleven hundred pounds. This domesticated forest sleen is double-fanged and six-footed. It's tail tends to switch back and forth, getting rigid, as it hunts, it's ears flatten against it's head just prior to it's final 'charge' attack on it's prey.
Sleen, Prairie
the prairie sleen is tawny in color, and are smaller than the forest sleen, but quite as unpredictable and vicious. Domesticated prairie sleen are used for hunting and nocturnal herd sleen are used as shepherds and sentinels. They are released from their cages with the falling of darkness, responding only to the voice of their master.
Sleen, Snow
inhabits the northern regions. Always white in color.
Slime Worm
a long slow blind worm which inhabits the caverns below the Nest in the Sardar; scavenges the remains of the Golden Beetles kills
Sorp
a shellfish common esp. in the Vosk river similar to an oyster; like an oyster it manufactures pearls
Squirrels, Black
animal of the ground zone of the rain forest.
Sting Flies (Needle Flies)
Originate in the delta and similar places. It's sting is extremely painful but it is usually not dangerous unless inflicted in great numbers.
Swamp Spiders
man-sized arachnids (Spider People) which inhabit the swampland near the city of Ar; they can communicate in human speech via the mechanical translators they wear around their abdomens; they spin Curlon Fiber which is used in the textile mills of Ar
Tabuk, Common
a kind of antelope, yellow in color with a single horn found in many area's of Gor. It travels in fleet footed herds and haunts the ka-la-na thickets of the planet occasionally venturing daintily into the meadows in search of berries and salt. It's meat is used as food by men (often as tabuk steak) and animals. It is a favorite prey of Tarns.
Tabuk, Northern
massive tawny and swift is much larger than its smaller southern variety; standing ten hands at the shoulders. They have a single spiralling ivory horn, which at it's base can be 2 1/2 inches in diameter and over a yard in length. The Red Hunters are irrecovably tired to the tabuk for sustenance and the devices of daily living much like the Wagon Peoples and the bosk, and the Red Savages and the kailiauk.
Tabuk, Prairie
described as tawny and gazelle-like with a single horn, it responds to threat by scurrying away or lying down. Presumably this reponse is useful because of the high grass of the Barrens as most predators depend on vision to detect and locate it's prey.
Tarn
crested hawk-like bird large enough to be saddled and flown, it is used in battle and in racing and is bred for swiftness and aggressiveness.
Tarntauros
a legendary creature which is half man and half tarn. May be compared to the mythical centaur of Earth.
Tarsk
fat, grunting, brindled, shaggy-maned, hoofed, flat-snorted, rooting, short-legged quadruped, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail. In the wild, it is viciously aggressive. A common source of meat, and is often roasted whole. Market of Semris is famed for it's tarsk markets.
Tarsk, Giant
presumably similar to the common tarsk, however it stands 10 hands at the shoulder and is hunted with lances from tarnback.
Tharlarion
one of several types of large reptiles, some of which have been domesticated, it's fat is rendered to provide lamp oil; see also mamba and Ul.
Tharlarion, Broad
sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.
Tharlarion, High
agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding. They have very short almost useless forelegs; carnivorous.
Tharlarion, Land
land dwelling tharlarion used for towing. The land tharlarion can swim, though not as efficiently as the river tharlarion.
Tharlarion, Marsh
inhabitants of the marshes that comprise the delta of the Vosk; similar to crocodile.
Tharlarion, Racing
these high tharlarions are bred and registered for racing. Unlike the animals used as cavalry, these are chosen from 'medium class' tharlarion, being smaller and ligher. Famous bloodlines include Venetzia, Toraii, and Thalonian.
Tharlarion, River (1)
extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges.
Tharlarion, River (2)
crocodile-type animal; implied to be carnivorous and very similar to the marsh tharlarion. Tharlarion, Rock
a small, six-toed reptile of the south.
Tharlarion, Water, Tiny
described as not much more than 'teeth and tail', this tiny scavenger follows in the wake of the larger water tharlarion and is not more than 6 inches long. It inhabits the marshes
Tindel, Fruit
brightly plumaged bird living in the second level of the rainforest near Schendi. Tufted Fisher
a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Tumit
large flightless bird about the size of an ostrich having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous. Ul
winged, monstrous, hissing, predator, found flying over the deltas surrounding Port Kar.
Umbrella Bird
bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi.
Urt, Canal
rapid moving water mammal living along canals; particularly found in Port Kar. Urt, Giant
fat, sleek, and white, it has 3 rows of needle-like white teeth and 4 horns.
Urt, Forest
nocturnal animal living in the forests, hunted by the hook-billed night crying fleer.
Urt, Gliding
animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland of Schendi. a small animal which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Urt, Leaf
a small tree-dwelling rodent having 4 toes which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Urt, Tree
a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi Vart
carnivorous; a small, sharp-toothed mammal that flies in flocks.
Veminium Bird
a bird with a beautiful song not otherwise described.
Verr
a mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered with long hair and spiraling horns; source of a form of wool; it', milk is potable as well as being used for cheese.
Vint
tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert.
Vosk Gull
a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. It's feathers are used on sheaf arrows. It winters on the prairies of the Wagon Peoples and flies north in the spring, when the ice breaks up.
Vosk Turtle
can grow to be gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be difficult to kill.
Vulo
a tawny-colored poultry bird similar to a pigeon which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs.
Wader, Ring-Necked
a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Wader, Yellow-Legged
a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Whale, Baleen
bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters.
Whale, Hunjer
toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.
Wingfish, Cosian
also known as songfish due to its whistling mating song; a tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia.
Woodpecker, Ivory-Billed
bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi
Zad
a large broad-winged black and white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish, hooked beak found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion.
Zad, Jungle
a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.
Zadit
a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari. It is insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects. They often land on kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal.
Zarlit
large, harmless, purple insect about two feet long with 4 long, translucent wings, with a span of about a yard. It is able to walk on top of water because of it's padlike feet and feeds on small insects.
Zeder
a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi especially along the Ua River. It grows to about 2 feet in length, and weighs 8-10 lbs. It is diurnal, can swim very well, and builds a stick and mud nest in the branches of a tree where it spends the night.
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