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The animals of Gor are Definitely NOT those of Urth. Their may be some similarities but
for the most part, the animals of Gor are rather large in comparison to those of Urth.
Sea Life/ Fish
bint
 | small carnivorous freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the
rainforests inland of Schendi; a large school of bints can strip a carcass in minutes;
similar to the piranha of Earth |
dock eel
| a black freshwater fish, 4' long & weighing 8-10 lbs.;
carnivorous; they inhabit the shallow waters around the dock and wharves of river ports |
gint
| a tiny (6") freshwater fish which inhabits the rivers of the
rainforests inland of Schendi; it has bulbous eyes & flipper-like fins; is amphibious,
having both lungs & gills; is capable of walking on its pectoral fins; often found in
the comp any 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 |
grunt
| a large, carnivorous, salt-water fish which inhabits Thassa; is
often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Earth |
grunt, blue
| a small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the
Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood |
let
| a small (5-7") 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
Tah |
mamba
| large, predatory river tharlarion which inhabits the rivers of the
rainforests inland of Schendi; they have long, log-like bodies, with short, powerful legs
& a long snout & tail; similar to Earth crocodiles |
parsit fish
| a silvery fish having brown stripes |
river shark
| a narrow, black, vicious, carnivorous fish with a triangular
dorsal fin, which inhabits the rivers of Gor |
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 |
sorp
| a shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster;
like an oyster, it manufactures pearls |
tharlarion, river
| extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen
of the Cartius River to pull barges |
wingfish
| 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
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Airborne Animals/ Birds
fleer
| large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night |
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
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fruit tindel
| a bird? which inhabits the rainforests of the
Schendi area
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gant, jungle
| a bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi |
gant, marsh
| a long-legged marsh bird with a piping cry; similar to a curlew? |
gim, horned
| a small owl-like bird, c. 4 oz. in weight, which inhabits the
forests of northern Gor |
gim, lang
| an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of
Schendi |
gim, yellow
| a bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi |
grub borer
| an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of
Schendi |
herlit
| Gorean eagle, has wingspan of 6-8 feet; is carnivorous, and has
yellow feathers tipped with black; also called 'Sun-Striker' or
'out-of-the-sun-it-strikes', from its habit of striking with the sun above and behind it;
inhabits the Barrens |
hook-billed gort
| a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi;
preys on ground urts |
jard
| a small, yellow-winged scavenger bird of the rainforest inland of
Schendi |
lit, common
| a bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area |
lit, crested
| a bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area |
mindar
| a short-winged, yellow & red bird of the rainforests inland of
Schendi; with its sharp bill, it digs in the bark of flower trees for larvae & bugs |
tarn
| crested, hawk-like bird large enough to be ridden; used in battle
and in racing |
tibit
| a small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on
the shores of Thassa; sandpiper? |
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 |
vart
| blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog |
vart, jungle
| a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi |
vulo
| a tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon,
which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs
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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 |
zad
| a large, broad-winged, black-&- white bird with a long,
narrow, yellowish, hooked beak, found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion; similar to
the Earth vulture |
zad, jungle
| a cousin of the Tahari zad; found in the rainforest inland of
Schendi |
zadit
| a small, tawny-feathered, sharp- billed bird of the Tahari;
insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects; they often land a kaiila
and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal |
Land animals/ Mammals
armored gatch
| a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of
Schendi |
bosk
| large, shaggy, long-horned bo- vine similar to the Earth cow;
cattle |
giani
| a large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi |
hith
| huge python-like snake |
hurt
| a kangaroo-like animal whose wool is used for
cloth
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jit monkey
| a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests
inland of Schendi
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kaiila
| large (20-22 hands), carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky
fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is viviparous, has incredible stamina, and can be domesticated
for riding in spite of its vicious temper; in the Tahari, its long hair is used for rope |
kailiauk
| stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on haunches,
having 3 horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder |
Kur
| beast, kurii, a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs,
which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiply-jointed digits with
retractable claws and an opposing thumb, so that it can grip; it has 2 rows of teeth; they
are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, even to eating humans |
larl
| a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color,
having a black mane; carnivorous; similar to a lion |
ost
| tiny snake, about 12" long, bright orange in
color; its venom causes extremely painful death within seconds. the ost of the rainforests
inland of Schendi are red with black stripes
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quala
| small, dun-colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff,
brushy mane of black hair; pl. qualae
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slee
| a rodent which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi |
sleen
| a ferocious feline, some 20 feet long, having 6 legs and 2 rows of
teeth; there are four types: the prairie sleen, which is tawny; the forest sleen, which is
black or brown; the aquatic sea sleen; and the white snow sleen; can be domesticated for
herding and tracking |
tabuk
| a kind of antelope, being yellow in color and having a single horn
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tarsk
| a porcine animal akin to the Earth pig, having a bristly mane
which runs down its spine to the base of the tail; b) copper coin that is the whole coin
of least value, equaling 10 tarsk bits |
tarsk, giant
| large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder |
tharlarions
| one of several types of large, carnivorous reptiles, some of which
have been domesticated; it's fat is rendered to provide lamp oil; see also mamba |
tharlarion, broad
| sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous |
tharlarion, high
| agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding; like T. rex, they
have very short, almost useless, forelegs; carnivorous |
tharlarion, rock
| a small reptile of the Tahari |
ul
| giant carnivorous pterodactyl |
urt
| a small, silken-furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three
rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns |
urt, ground
| a small rodent 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; tree sloth? |
urt, tree
| a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of
Schendi |
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 |
zeder
| a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the
rainforests inland of Schendi, esp. along the Ua River; grows to c. 2' and weighs 8-10
lbs.; is diurnal, can swim very well, & builds a stick-&-mud nest in the branches
of a tree, where it spends the night |
Insects/Bugs
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 them- selves |
hinti
| small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites |
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 |
toos
| a crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest
and scavenges on discarded fungus spores
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