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This scroll was originally authored by Navarre-, First Captain of Kar and was a part of the Karian Notes. We owe Navarre a considerable debt of gratitude for his research and writing on this topic. |
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| Aquatic Fauna | ||
| baleen whale | 12:334 | Bluish blunt finned whale hunted by the Red Hunters, |
| bint | 13:267 | 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 |
| eel | 25:428 | River eels, black eels, the spotted eel - all considered delicacies |
| eel, dock | 15:155 | 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 | 13:299 | 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 | 13:389 | 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 | 9:59 | 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 | 13:267 | A small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood. |
| grunt, marsh | 24:246 | Carnivorous fish which inhabits the marshes about Thassa. Like all grunts, attracted by the blood of a wounded creature |
| hunjer whale | 12:36 | Large black, toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters |
| lelt | 10:247 | 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 |
| mamba | 13:393 | 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. |
| marine saurian | 11:360 | Fish-like but reptilian, more than 20 ft in length. |
| parsit | 12:38 | A silvery fish having brown stripes. |
| sea sleen | 12:38 | long, sleek, mammal with flippers and six legs, and double fanged jaws, can weigh as much as 1000 pounds.. and as much as 20 feet in length, hunted by the Red Hunters for food and pelt |
| shark, marsh | 6:13 | Deadly fresh water hunter of the Gorean Marshes.. similar in shape to the shark of earth. |
| shark, river | 7:79 | A narrow, black, vicious, carnivorous fish with a triangular dorsal fin, which inhabits the rivers of Gor |
| shark, salt | 10:251 | 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 | 4:20 | A shellfish, common esp. in the Vosk river, similar to an oyster. Like an oyster, it manufactures pearls. Its shell is large enough to be used as a throne |
| wingfish | 4:84 6:139 |
Tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar and Cos; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia. |
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Insects, Bugs, and Other Crawlies | ||
| golden beetle | Book 3 | 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 are the Priest-Kings |
| hinti | Small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites | |
| nar | 1:82 | A swamp spider, whose web saved Tarl Cabot's life |
| needle-flies | see stingflies | |
| rennel | 4:25 | poisonous, crablike desert insects |
| 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 | |
| sting flies or needle flies | 24:160 | Large marsh mosquitoes attracted to the eyes because they are moist, bright objects. Originate in the delta, and similar places. Its sting is extremely painful, but it is usually not dangerous, unless inflicted in great numbers. |
| zarlit | 24:160 | The zarlit fly is very large, about two feet long, with four large, translucent wings, with a span of about a yard. It has large, padlike feet on which, when it alights, it can rest on the water, or pick its way delicately across the surface. Most of them are purple. Their appearance is rather formidable and can give one a nasty turn in the delta, but happily, one soon learns they are harmless, at least to humans. |
| Insects common also to Earth | 13:313 | Ants, Beetles, Centipedes, Flies, Rock spider, Scorpions, Termites |
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Avians (Birds) | ||
| finch | A bird found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| fruit tindel | A bird which inhabits the rainforests of the Schendi area | |
| 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. Broad-billed, web-footed, winged, found in the Vosk Delta, small horned aquatic fowl | |
| gim, horned | 7:97 | A small purplish owl-like bird, c. 4 ozs. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor |
| gim, yellow | An insectivorous bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| gort, hook-billed | A carnivorous hunting bird found on the ground level of the rainforests inland of Schendi, it is flighted and hunts primarily for ground urts | |
| 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 | |
| jard | 25:400 | A small, yellow-winged scavenger bird of the rainforest inland of Schendi. A flocking scavenger, preys on corpses |
| lit, common, crested | A bird found in the rainforests of the Schendi area | |
| lit, crested | ||
| lit, needle-tailed | A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforests | |
| 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 | |
| parrots | A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforest, some varieties are also found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest | |
| tanagers | A bird found in the emergent level of the rainforests | |
| tarns |
Enormous relatives of the earth Golden eagle..some with
a 50' wing span..they are bred for various reasons: 1. War Tarns - heavier but agile, trained to aid in battle, very ferocious. 2. Racing Tarns - slender, lighter birds bred for speed and endurance. Racing Tarns are also used by messengers to go from one city-state to another. 3. Transport Tarns - huge, heavy, slower birds bred to carry large loads in hanging baskets or pallets over great distances. | |
| tibit | A small, thin-legged bird which lives on tiny mollusks found on the shores of Thassa | |
| tufted fisher | A waterbird 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. A large carniverous bird of the plains, is hunted and eaten by the Nomadic people of Gor. Traditionally hunted with bolos the sport lies in whether you or the bird gets to eat that night. | |
| ul | 2:26 | A predatory winged lizard with wing-spans of several feet, similar to a pteradactyl |
| umbrella bird | A bird found in the lower portion of the level of the canopies of the rainforest | |
| veminium bird | 25:363 | a small song-bird |
| vulo | A tawny-colored poultry bird, similar to a pigeon, which also exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs. Ususally served roasted and spiced or baked in spice leaves. | |
| wader, ring-necked | A variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| wader, yellow-legged | A variety of waterbird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| warblers | A bird found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest | |
| woodpecker, ivory-billed | A bird found in the lower portion of the canopies of the rainforest | |
| 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 | |
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Land Fauna | ||
| anteaters | More than six varieties inhabit the rainforest | |
| bosk | Though similar in build to the Yak of earth the Bosk bears the heavier form of the buffalo of earth and like him, provides, food, leather and many of the needs of the people of Gor. The meat may be roasted or broiled, dried, stewed or served in a myriad of ways. | |
| frevet | 21:276 | small mammalian creature, similar to a weasel or ferret in shape, which eats insects. Commonly kept inside a domicile to keep bugs under control. Friendly and curious animals. |
| gatch, armored | A marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| giani | A large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi. They are normally cat-sized panthers, not dangerious to man | |
| hith | 2:26 | huge many-banded python, growing to a length of as much as 60 feet. |
| hurt | A bounding, 2-legged marsupial, similar to a kangaraoo, replaces its wool 4x/year, used to make cloth. | |
| jit monkey | A simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| kaiila | Picture a velociraptor standing 20-22 hands high, covered with a silken fur. Vicious from birth, deadly, sleek and carniverous and fast. Capable of covering 600 pasangs (7/10 of a mile=1 pasang) in a day. The eyes are triple lidded against the sand storms of the desert regions. | |
| kailiauk | Stocky, tawny, short-trunked heavy ruminant with red and brown stripped haunches, wide heads, and 3 skewer-like horns, stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder | |
| larl | Gorean mountain predator, huge standing to 7' feet at the shoulder, tawny and leopardlike, it keeps to the mountains, but on occasion will raid human habitations. The sable black have a mane..both male and female, and there is also the maneless tawny red. Where the females are generally smaller, they are very dangerous. | |
| larl, jungle | Less dangerous to man, than the northern variety, inhabitant of the rainforest. | |
| lart, two-stomached snow | A mammalian animal with four legs, that is about 10" high, and weighs between 8-12 lbs. It hunts in the sun. The food in the second stomach can be held almost indefinitely. It is filled in the fall and must last the lart through the winter night, which lasts months. It eats bird's legs and preys on the leem | |
| 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 | |
| marsh moccasins | 24:163 | poisonous snakes found in the Delta of the Vosk |
| panther, jungle | Less dangerous to man than the northern variety; inhabitant of the rainforest. | |
| ost | 2:26 | 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 | Small three toed mammal, usually dun colored and having a stiff brushy mane of black hair. | |
| slee | A rodent which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| sleen | 2:26 | wedge-like head, whiskered snout, lizard-like body
with 6 short legs, mammalian, the young average about 8' long,
full grown averages about 20' long. The deadly hunting dog of Gor, the sleen is a cross between a weasel and a Komodo dragon furred, with fangs that drip a deadly poison. Six-legged and tencious they can track a trail days old as if it were fresh, rending and killing the object of the hunt. Sleen are pack animals and cared for only by their Masters so that they are not befriended by the slave who may try to escape. |
| sleen, miniature | 22:167 | sly, nasty, and dangerous if not properly controlled, often kept as sinuous pets by Free Women. It is this creature that is the cause of the derogatory reference in calling someone a "sleen" or "she-sleen" |
| squirrels, black | Inhabitant of the rainforest. | |
| tabuk | 2:48 | Swift gazelle like animals known for their sweet meat and speed. The tabuk is generally served roasted. |
| tabuk, single-horned | Small, fleet tabuk. More than 20 varieties are found in the rainforest. | |
| tarsk | 2:76 | A six-tusked wild boar. Similar to the earth pig in form and ecological niche, they are not a favored food, being carrion eaters, but, are a staple amoung the rence growers. |
| tarsk, giant | Large cousin of the tarsk, standing 10 hands high at the shoulder | |
| tarntauros | 23:138 | legendary half-man, half-tarn, similar to the Earth legend of the centaur |
| tarsiers | Nocturnal jit monkeys, inhabitants of the rainforest. | |
| thalarion | Heavy, but swift these beast range nearly 40 hands in height. Warm blooded reptiles, they are use in battle as shock troops, and a smaller bred cousin as draft animals on Gor. The Marsh Thalarion is not domesticated, but a vicious and voracious hunter. | |
| tharlarian, bipedalian | 21:229 | smaller and swifter than the High Tharlarian, used as scouts and fast-passage cart pullers. |
| tharlarion, breeds | 25:290 | Fine tharlarion breeds: 1) Venetzia 2) Torarii 3) Thalonian |
| 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, forlegs; carnivorous | |
| tharlarion, river | Extremely large, herbivorous, web-footed lizards used by bargemen of the Cartius River to pull barges | |
| tharlarion, rock | A small reptile of the Tahari | |
| tharlarian, saddle | 21:45 | smaller, and more agile than the High Tharlarian, close breed to the Bipedalian. |
| urt | 4:124 | Sort of a reptilian rat the size of a terrier. 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 | |
| vart | 2:26 | Blind, bat-like, flying carnivorous mammal with pack-instincts, about the size of a small dog |
| vart, jungle | A relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi | |
| zeder | A small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi, esp. along the Ua River; grows to about 2' long and weighs 8-10 lbs; is diurnal, can swim very well, and builds a stick-&-mud nest in the branches of a tree, where it spends the night. | |
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