Animals

Ant:
a black ant also called Marcher, bites are painful but not poisonous, found in the jungles of Schendi, Termits are          called white ants Explorers of Gor pgs 311&400-402

Anteater, spined:
twenty feet in length with a four foot long tongue,lives on white ants and termits Explorers of Gor pg 293

Armoured Gatch:
a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 312

Bee:
honey bees Marauders of Gor pg 81

Beetle:
one of the insects frevets are used to control Mercenaries of Gor pg 276

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 Explorers of Gor pg 267

Bosk:
large, shaggy, long-horned bovine similar to the Earth cow; cattle Nomads of Gor pgs 4-5, Raiders of Gor pg 26

Deer:
animal from the North Marauders of Gor pg 108

Carp:
found in the Delta of the vosk Raiders of Gor pg 1

Centipede:
no description given Explorers of Gor pg 311

Clam(Tamber Clam):
shellfish of the Tamber Gulf, its shell used to make jewelry Nomads of Gor pg 20

Cuttlefish:
no description given Marauders of Gor pg 114

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 Guardsman of Gor pgs 129-131

Fisher:
Waterside birds the 'tufted' variety, as well as the white, wading 'Ushindi' variety are said to live by the waters of       lakes in the Jungle areas of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 236 & 311

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 large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night Slavegirl of Gor pg 117, Explorers of Gor      pgs.311, Savages of Gor pg 246

Fly:
larger than the usual house fly, most bite Beasts of Gor pg 196,Vagabonds of Gor pgs 160-162,Tribesmen of Gor pg 152

Frevet:
a small mammalian insectivore which is used in the cities as a form of pest control Mercenaries of Gor pg 276

Gant - 1:
Jungle: a bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Gant - 2: Marh a long    legged marsh bird with a piping cry; similar to an Earth curlew Raiders of Gor pg 4,Beasts of Gor pg 196 Explorers of Gor pg. 311

Giani:
a cat sized panther of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 312

Gim Horned:
a small owl-like bird, c. 4 ozs. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor; 2) Lang: an insectivorous bird         which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; 3) Yellow: a colored variety of the bird, related to the horned gim,           which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Captive of Gor pg 97,Hunters of Gor pg 106,Explorers of Gor pg 311

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
company of tharlarion, feeding off the scraps of their kills Explorers of Gor pgs 299-300

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 Explorers of Gor pg 384

Gitch:
mentioned as having a painful bite Beasts of Gor pg 277

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 Priest Kings of Gor pgs 180&257

Gort,Hook-billed:
a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts Explorers of Gor pg 311

Grasshopper:
red, rather large Explorers of Gor pg 293

Grub Borer:
an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 311

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; 2) Blue variety: a small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like
its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood Slave girl of Gor pgs 359-360,Explorers of Gor pg 267&432,Marauders of Gor
pg 59,Fighting Slave of Gor pgs 275-276

Gull:
Shore birds, 1)Vosk Gull is said to migrate North in spring, 2)Torvaldsdland Gull is said to have black tipped feathers
on its wings and tail 3)Schendi Gull nests inland at night Nomads of Gor pg 69, Marauders of Gor pgs
234-235,Explorers of Gor pg 99

Gur:
thin, white honey-like liquid secreted in the Nest by a large, grey domesticated arthropod which feeds on Sim plants;
when fermented in the social stomachs of somnolent Priest-Kings, ritually fed to the Mother of the Nest on the Feast of
Tola

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 Savages of Gor pg 143, Blood Brothers of Gor pg 315

Hermit:
a woodpecker-type, yellow breasted bird of the Northern forest Hunters of Gor pg 106

Hinti:
small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites Blood Brothers of Gor pgs 219-220

Hith:
huge python-like snake Priest-Kings of Gor pg 191,Outlaw of Gor pg 210, Captive of Gor pg 210

Hurlit:
a migrating bird Nomads of Gor pg 137

Hurt:
a kangaroo-like animal whose wool is used for cloth Assassin of Gor pg 39,Marauders of Gor pgs 1-2

Jard:
a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pgs 311-312

Kaiila:
large (20-22 hands), carnivorous mammal with long neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is vivaparous, 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
Nomads of Gor pgs 13-14, Fighting Slave of Gor pg 178

Kaiila, Desert:
black or tawny pelted Tribesmen of Gor pgs 70-71, Blood Brothers of Gor pg 7

Kailiauk:
stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on haunches, having 3 horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the
shoulder Nomads of Gor pg 2, Savages of Gor pg 40, Blood Brothers of Gor pg 10&63

Kite:
a migrating meadow variety bird Nomads of Gor pg 137

Kur:
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, capable of speech

Larl:
a large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color, carnivorous;mention of a white larl in the Sardar
Mountains Priest Kings of Gor pgs 18-19&22, Explorers of Gor pg 312

Lart, snow:
a small Artic mammal, eight to ten pounds, possessing two stomachs, lives on bird eggs and leem, fur is snow white in
the winter Beasts of Gor pg 74

Leach:
salt leaches of the Delta of the Vosk Vagabonds of Gor pg 97

Leem:
small 5-10 ounce artic rodent, hunted for its pelt, hibernates in the winter, coat is brown in the summer Beasts of Gor pg
74

Lelt:
a small (5-7") blindfish with fernlike filaments at either side of the head which are its sensory organs; white with
longfins, it swims slowly, and is the main food of the salt shark; inhabits the brine pits such as those at Klima in the
Tah Tribesmen of Gor pg 247

Lice:
Large, marble-sized variety said to be found on a Tarn Tarnsman of Gor pgs 142-143, Slave girl of Girl pg 321,325-326

Lit:
a bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area 2) crested Lit: a bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area
Explorers of Gor pg 236 & 311

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 See river tharlarion

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 Explorers of Gor pg 311

Mocasin:
five feet in length,rare poisonous, triangular headed snake found in the waters of the vosk marsh areas Vagabonds of
Gor pg 267

Nar:
A swamp spider

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 Outlaw of Gor pg 26, Assassin of Gor pg 335

Oyster:
from the Vosk Delta Captive of Gor pg 301

Panther:
various varieties and colors in different areas, such as forests of the North and jungles of Schendi Captive of Gor pgs
181&210, Explorers of Gor pgs 236 & 313

Parrots:
colorful birds of the Schendi jungles Explorers of Gor pg 311

Parsit Fish:
a silvery fish having brown stripes Marauders of Gor pg 61

Porcupine:
long tailed mammal,found in the jungle phauna Explorers of Gor pg 311

Quala:
small, dun-colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair; plural: qualae Tarnman of Gor pgs 140-141,
Raiders of Gor pg 4

Rennel:
crab-like desert insect found on the Southern Plains, bite leaves a red speckled marks Nomads of Gor pgs 27&135

River Shark:
a narrow, black, vicious, carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin, which inhabits the rivers of Gor

Roach:
black, oblong and flat Mercenaries of Gor pgs 276-277

Salamanders:
white, blind reptile that inhabits the brine pits of the Tahari salt mines Tribesmen of Gor pg 247

Salt Shark:
a long-bodied (12' or more) carnivorousfish 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

Saurian:
long necked, small headed and paddle-finned Slave Girl of Gor pg 360

Scorpion:
no description given Explorers of Gor pg 31

Shark:
nine gilled shark is eel-like, long and narrow, found in the marshes Raider of Gor pg 58, Captive of Gor pg 79,
Tribesman of pg 66

Slee:
a rodent which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 313

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
or herding and tracking Raiders of Gor pg 105&300,Slave Girl of Gor pgs 185-186&360,Explorers of Gor pg
312,Beasts of Gor pgs 2-13,38,280,283,285,Dancer of Gor pgs 160-161,Nomads of Gor pg 2

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

Sloth:
assumed similar to earth Explorers of Gor pg 311

Snail:
used for fish bait also edible Marauders of Gor pg 62

Sorp:
a shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster; like an oyster, it manufactures pearls Raiders of Gor
pgs 14,21&23, Marauders of Gor pgs 1-2

Spider:
no description given Tribesman of Gor pgs 115-116, Explorers of Gor 311-312

Squirrels:
assumed like earth Explorers of Gor pgs 311-312

Swamp Spiders:
man-sized acrachnids 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 Cur-lon Fiber, which is used in the textile mills of
AR Tarnsman of Gor pg 81

Tabuk:
a kind of antelope, being yellow in color and having a single horn Outlaw of Gor pg 126, Beasts of Gor pgs
152&169-170,Blood Brothers of Gor pgs 316-317,Explorers of Gor pg 312

Tanagers:
songbirds found in the Schendi regions Explorers of Gor pg 311

Tarn:
crested, hawk-like bird large enough to be ridden; used in battle and in racing Tarnsman of Gor pgs 51-53

Tarsier:
No description given Explorers of Gor pg 312

Tarsk:
a porcine animal akin to the Earth pig, having a bristly mane which runs down its spine to the base of the tail Raiders of
Gor pg 219, Dancer of Gor pg 106, Raiders of Gor pg 114
Tarsk, Giant:
large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder

Termite:
no description given Explorers of Gor pgs 311-312

Tharlarion:
One of serval types of large carnivorous reptiles, some of which have been domesicated; it's fat is rendered to provide
lamp oil; also see; mamba Tarnsman of Gor pg 84

Tharlarion, Broad:
sluggish thararlion used as draft animals; herbivorous Tarnsman of Gor pgs 118&166, Outlaw of Gor pg 185

Tharlarion, High:
agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding; like T. rex, they have very short, almost useless forlegs;carnivores
Tarnsman of Gor pgs 52,115&125,Magicians of Gor pg 290

Tharlarion,Land:
type of board tharlarion which is sometimes used as a draft beast by bargemen, less effective than a river tharlarion
Captive of Gor pg 81

Tharlarion, Marsh:
inhabits the marshes of the Delta of the Vosk, as well as the wetland areas of Schendi Raiders of Gor pg
22&58,Explorers of Gor pg 326

Tharlarion, River:
exteremly large, herbivorious, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barge Captive of Gor pg
81, Explorers of Gor pg 393

Tharlarion, Rock:
found in the Tahari and Southern Torvaldsland, tiny and sixtoed Marauders of Gor pg 152, Tribesman of Gor pg 222

Tharlarion, Sea:
huge marine variety of thalarion Nomads of Gor pg 204, Captive of Gor pg 80

Tharlarion, Water:
a tiny (6"long) voracious type of tharlarion that is often found in marsh areas Raiders of Gor pg 1

Tibit:
a small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa; sandpiper Hunters of Gor pg 247

Tindel:
Bright plumaged bird of the rainforests of the Schendi area Explorers of Gor pg 236

Toos:
a crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores

Tumit:
large flightless bird, about the size of an ostrich having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous Nomads of Gor pg 2

Turtle:
found in the Vosk Delta's Raiders of Gor pg 1

Ul(Winged Tharlarion):
giant carnivorous pteradactyl Outlaw of Gor pg 61, Raiders of Gor pg 61, Savages of Gor pg 18,Vagabonds of Gor pgs
179-182

Umbrella Bird:
from the rain forests of the Schendi area Explorers of Gor pg 311

Urt:
a small, silken-furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns Nomads of Gor
pg 125,Captive of Gor pg 237,Outlaw of Gor pg 86, Explorers of Gor pg 311

Urt, Ground:
a small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rain forests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 312

Urt, Leaf:
a small tree-dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; tree sloth Explorers of Gor
pg 311-312

Urt, Tree:
a small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pgs 311-312

Vart:
blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog Outlaw of Gor pg 26,Priest-Kings of Gor pg 191

Vart, Jungle:
a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 312

Veminium Bird:
songbirdof the veminium fields Magicians of Gor pg 363

Verr:
mountain goat indigenous to the Voltai Mountains; wild, agile, ill-tempered, with long hair and spiraling horns; source
of a form of wool; its milk is palatable, as well as being used for cheese Priest-Kings of Gor pg 63

Vint:
a tiny sand colored insect of the Tahari Tribesmen of Gor pg 115

Vulo:
   tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs Nomads of Gor pg 1

Wader, Ring-necked:
a variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 311

Wader, Yellow-legged:
a variety of waterbird which nhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 311

Warbler:
songbirds from the Schendi jungle fauna Explorers of Gor pg 311

Whale:
Similar to Earth Marauders of Gor pg 63

Whale, Baleen:
Bluish white spotted, blunt-finned whale found int he waters if the far North, Its bones are used in making of
instruments, weapons and building materials Beasts of Gor pg 265

Whale, Hunjer:
a rare toothed whale of the Northern waters Marauders of Gor pg 114, Beasts of Gor pgs 258-259

Whale,Karl:
Four-fluked baleen whale of the Northern waters Beasts of Gor pg 36

Wingfish:
tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its considered a delicacy in Turia Nomads of Gor pgs 84-85

Woodpecker:
an ivory billed bird from the Schendi jungle Explorers of Gor pg 311

Worm:
like the golden beetle, the slime worm lives within the nest of the Priest Kings as a matok Priest-Kings of Gor pgs
104-105

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 Tribesmen of Gor pg 232

Zad, Jungle:
a cousin of the Tahari zad; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi Explorers of Gor pg 415

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 Tribesmen of Gor pg
152

Zarlit Fly:
enormous dragonfly Raiders of Gor pg 5

Zeder:
a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi, esp. along the Ua River;     grows up to. 2' and weighs 8-10 lbs; is diurnal, can swim very well, & builds a stick-&-mud nest in the branches of            tree, where it spends the night Explorers of Gor pg 312

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