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   gant, arctic (noun):  migratory bird that nests on cliffs in the Hrimgar Mountains, the southern border of the polar north. When frozen, their eggs are eaten like apples.  (Book 12:  Beasts of Gor, page 196)

gant, jungle (noun):  a bird, related to the marsh gant, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

gant, marsh (noun):  a long-legged, small, horned, web-footed marsh bird with a piping cry; similar to a curlew, broad-billed and broad-winged  (Book 6:  Raiders of Gor, pages 4, 10, 41, 44; Book 24:  Vagabonds of Gor, page 128)

gatch, armored (noun):  a marsupial mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 312)

   giani (noun):  a tiny cat-sized panther of solitary prowling habits which inhabits the low branches of ground level in rain forests inland of Schendi  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 312)

   gim, horned (noun):  a small purplish owl-like bird with tufts over eyes, about 4 ounces in weight, which inhabits the forests of northern Gor  (Book 7:  Captive of Gor, pages 39 and 97; Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 293)

gim, lang  (noun):  an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

   gim, yellow (noun):  a bird, related to the horned gim, which inhabits the second level of rain forests inland of Schendi  (Book 13, Explorers of Gor, page 311)

gint (noun):  a tiny (6”) 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  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, pages 299 and 384)

gint, giant (noun):  a large cousin of the gint found in western Gor, similar in appearance, but with a four-spined dorsal fin; is also amphibious and capable of walking on its pectoral fins  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, pages 384 and 389-390)

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)

   golden hith (noun):  a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle its body with his arms.  (Book 3:  Priest Kings of Gor, page 191; Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

   gort, hook-billed (noun):  this is a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests. It preys on ground urts.   (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

grasshopper, red (noun):  beyond color, this insect is described as weighing around 4 ounces.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, pages 261, 293)

grub borer (noun):  an insectivorous bird which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

   grunt (noun):  a large, carnivorous, saltwater fish which inhabits Thassa; is often attracted by the blood of a wounded creature; similar to the shark of Earth  (Book 9:  Marauders of Gor, page 59)

grunt, blue (noun):  a small, voracious, carnivorous freshwater fish, related to the Thassa grunt; like its larger cousin, it is attracted by blood  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 267)

grunt, great speckled (noun):  a fish inhabiting the Thassa and caught as food for sailors.  (Book 11:  Slave Girl of Gor, page 360)

grunt, white-bellied (noun):  a large game fish which haunts the plankton beds in the Polar North to feed on parsit fish. Its eggs are considered a rare delicacy.  (Book 9:  Marauders of Gor, page 59; Book 14:  Fighting Slave of Gor, page 276)

   guernon monkey (noun):  found in the jungle along the Ua River; recognized by their chattering sound.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, pages 307, 311)

gull, coasting (noun):  found in Torvaldsland is this broad winged bird with black tips on its wings and tail feathers, similar to the Vosk gull. Its feathers are used on the war arrows of Torvladsland.  (Book 9:  Marauders of Gor, page 235)

gull, Schendi (noun):  inhabiting the area around Schendi on the Thassa, they nest on land at night.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 99)

gull, vosk (noun):  a gull of the Vosk Delta and Vosk River, it apparently has a loud or insistent cry, which is imitated by the rence people as a means of surreptitious communication at night. Its 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.   (Book 4:  Nomads of Gor, page 137; Book 15:  Rogue of Gor, page 314; Book 24:  Vagabonds of Gor, page 128)

herlit (noun):  Gorean eagle, having a 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  (Book 17:  Savages of Gor, page 143; Book 18:  Blood Brothers of Gor, page 315)

hermit, yellow-breasted (noun):  a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae; similar to Earth sapsucker or woodpecker  (Book 8:  Hunters of Gor, page 106)

hinti (noun, plural):  small, flea-like insects; unlike fleas, they are not parasites

hith (noun): huge python-like snake found in the ground zone of the Schendi rainforest  (Book 3:  Priest Kings of Gor, page 191; Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

   hith, golden (noun):  a rare Gorean python, so large, it would be difficult for a man to encircle its body with his arms.  (Book 3:  Priest Kings of Gor, page 191; Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

hook-billed gort (noun):  a carnivorous hunting bird of the rainforests inland of Schendi; preys on ground urts  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

   Hunjer whale (noun):  large black, toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters.  (Book 12:  Beasts of Gor, page 36)

hurt (noun): a two-legged, domesticated marsupial. It is raised on large fenced ranches in several northern cities, herded by domesticated sleen and sheared for their white wool. Hurts replace their black wool four times a year.  Similar to a kangaroo on Earth.  (Book 5:  Assassin of Gor, page 39)

ivory-billed woodpecker (noun):  bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 311)

jard (noun):  a small, yellow winged scavenger bird that flies in large flocks.  A flock can strip the meat from a tabuk in seconds.  Found near Lydius.  (Book 12:  Beasts of Gor, page 149; Book 22:  Dancer of Gor, page 426)

jit monkey (noun):  a simian mammal which inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi  (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)

jungle gant (noun):  a bird related to the marsh gant that inhabits the river in rainforests inland of Schendi.

   jungle panther (noun):  Less dangerous to man than the northern variety inhabitant of the rainforest.

jungle vart (noun):  a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rainforests inland of Schendi.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 312)

jungle zad (noun):  a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long, yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rainforest inland of Schendi.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 415)

   kaiila (noun):  large (20-22 hands), carnivorous mammal, with a 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 to braid rope; its milk is potable by humans  (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 307)

   kaiila, desert (noun):  also known as sand kaiila; this omnivorous animal is related to the southern kaiila and similar in most aspects barring pelt color and rearing of young; pelt color is tawny or black and young are suckled for a length of time. The men of the Tahari Desert use this mount. (Book 10:  Tribesmen of Gor, page 71)

kaiila, southern (noun):  large (20-22 hands) carnivorous mammal with long neck and  silky fur; its eyes have three lids; is viviparous has incredible stamina (capable of covering 600 pasangs in a day) and can be domesticated for riding in spite of its vicious temper.  It has a rich gold to black coat.  The kaiila is a mammal, but there is no suckling of the young, who begin hunt within hours of birth. These are the mounts of the Wagon Peoples.  (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, page 13)

   kailiauk (noun):  stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings on its haunches, having three horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder; weighing as much as 4,000 lbs, they migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides. They have a trident horn.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 93)

kailiauk, Barrens, herds of (noun):  gigantic, dangerous beast that stands 20-25 hands at the shoulder and weighs as much as 4,000 lbs.  They migrate across the Barrens in massive herds, hunted by Red Savages and those who trade in their hides.  They have a trident horn.  (Book 17:  Savages of Gor, pages 40 and 95)

   kailiauk, forest (noun):  four-legged wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants, described as short trunked and tawny. The males have three trident-like horns, with brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males are 400 to 500 Gorean stone (1600-2000 lbs) and are 10 hands at the shoulder. The females are 8 hands and weigh 300 - 400 Gorean stone (1200-1600 lbs). Their horns and tooled hides are major exports of the port of Schendi.  (Book 13:  Explorers of Gor, page 93)

kailiauk, prairie (noun):  short-trunked, stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains. Their color is tawny with haunches marked in red and brown bars. Their wide heads bear a trident horn. They instinctively circle when resting, their she-kailiauk and young protected within.  (Book 4:  Nomads of Gor, page 2)

   Karl whale (noun):  four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters.

   kur (noun; lit. ‘beast’; pl. kurii; a corruption of their name for themselves):  a large (8-9’) furred, mammal having four legs, which can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has six multi-jointed digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb, so that it can grip; it has two rows of teeth; they are incredibly strong and ferocious, and are carnivorous, even to eating humans  (See “Kurii”) (Book 9:  Marauders of Gor, pages 92 and 109; Book 17:  Savages of Gor, pages 21-22)

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