Animals of Gor









Armored Gatch
A marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Bosk
A large, shaggy, long-horned bovine similar to the Earth cow; cattle.
Broad Tharlarion
A sluggish tharlarion used as draft animals; herbivorous.
Giani
A large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Giant Tarsk
A large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder.
Ground Urt
A small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Hight Tharlarion
An agile tharlarion used as a mount for riding; like T. rex, they have very short, almost useless, forlegs; carnivorous.
Hith
Huge python-like snake.
Hurt
A kangaroo-like animal whose wool is used for cloth.
Jit Monkey
A simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Jungle Vart
A relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Jungle Zad
A cousin of the Tahari zad; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.
Kaiila
A 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.
Kailiauk
A stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on haunches, having 3 horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder. (ruminant: a cud-chewing, hooved, even toed, usually horned mammal like cattle, deer, sheep, etc.)
Larl
A large (7 ft. at shoulder) feline, tawny red or black in color, having a black mane; carnivorous; similar to a lion.
Leaf Urt
A small tree-dwelling rodent, having 4 toes, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi; tree sloth?
Ost
A 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.
Quala
A small, dun-colored, 3-toed mammal with a stiff, brushy mane of black hair. (plural: qualae)
RiverTharlarion
An extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges.
Rock Tarlarion
A small reptile of the Tahari.
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.
Tarn
A crested, hawk-like bird large enough to be ridden; used in battle and in racing.
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, equalling 10 tarsk bits.
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")
Tree Urt
A small tree-climbing rodent found in the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Ul
A giant carnivorous pteradactyl.
Urt
A small, silken-furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns.
Vart
A blind, bat-like flying rodent, about the size of a small dog.
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.





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.
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.
Tur-pah
An edible tree parasite with curly, red, ovate leaves; grows on the tur tree; a main ingredient in sullage.





Common Lit
A bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area.
Crested Lit
A bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area.
Fleer
A large, hook-billed bird which hunts at night.
Fruit Tindel
A bird perhaps? which inhabits the rainforests of the Schendi area.
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.
Horned Gim
A small owl-like bird, c. 4 ozs. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor.
Jard
A small, yellow-winged scavenger bird of the rainforest inland of Schendi.
Jungle Gant
A bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Lang Gim
An insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Marsh Gant
A long-legged marsh bird with a piping cry; similar to a curlew
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.
Ring-Necked Wader
A variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Tarn
A 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 waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Tumit
A large flightless bird, about the size of an ostrich, having an 18'-long hooked beak; carnivorous.
Vulo
A tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs.
Yellow Gim
A bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.
Yellow-Legged wader
A variety of waterbird 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.
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.





Bint
A 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.
Blue Grunt
A small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood.
Dock Eel
A black freshwater fish, 4' long and 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.
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.
Lelt
A small (5-7") blindfish 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
A 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.
Toos
A crab-like organism with overlapping plating; inhabits the Nest and scavenges on discarded fungus spores.
Wingfish
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.
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