| Animals of Gor |
| Ant, marcher (noun): 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. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, pages, 399-403 Anteater: more than six varieties inhabit the rainforests of Schendi. The great spined anteater ususally grows to 20 ft in length and feeds on white ants or termite 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. 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. the bint similar to the piranha of Urth. Arthropod (noun): 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. Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, page 82 Bosk: though similar in build to the yak of Urth the bosk bears the heavier form of the Urth buffalo 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 myriad ways. cosian wingfish - tiny blue salt-water fish with 4 poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia. Dock eel: a black freshwater fish that is about 4 feet long and weighs 8 to 10 lbs. the dock eel is carnivorous and inhabits 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. Fisher,tufted: a water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi. fisher, 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. Frevent: small quick animal, an insectivore that is kept in some homes for insect control. Fruit tindel: a bird? which inhabits the rainforests of the Schendi area. Gant, artic: migratory bird that nests on the cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs eat like apples 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. Giani: a large mammal of solitary habits which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi Gim, horned: a small owl-like bird, only around 4 ozs. in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor. Gim, lang (long?): 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. 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. 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. Gitch (noun): biting insect; description is vague, although it is used near mention of roaches. Book 21: Mercenaries of Gor, page 277 Golden Beetle (noun): 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' Book 3: Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 180 and 274-276 Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 31 Gort, hook-billed: this is a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests. It preys on ground urts. Grasshopper, red (noun): beyond color, this insect is described as weighing around 4 ounces. Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 293 Grub borer: an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi. 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 Torvaldsland. Gull, Schendi: inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night. Gull, Vosk: a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insisting cry, which is limited 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. |