U-Z
ul
(noun): winged, monstrous, hissing, predatory tharlarion, found
flying over the deltas surrounding Port Kar. This reptile has a 25-foot wingspan
and a long, snakelike tail, terminating with a flat spade like structure.
Also known as “winged tharlarion.”
(Book 6: Raiders of Gor,
page 1; Book 14: Savages of Gor,
page 18; Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor,
page 179 and 180)
umbrella bird (noun): bird that lives in the lower canopies of rainforest near Schendi. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
urt (noun): a small, silken furred rodent akin to the Earth rat; it has three rows of teeth, two tusks, and two horns (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 86)
urt, canal (noun): rapid moving water mammal living along canals; particularly found in Port Kar. (Book 17: Savages of Gor, page 67)
urt, forest (noun): nocturnal animal living in the forests, hunted by the hook-billed night crying fleer, about the size of a cat (Book 11: Slave Girl of Gor, pages 117 and 237)
urt, giant (noun): fat, sleek, and white, it has three rows of needle-like white teeth and four horns. (Book 2: Outlaw of Gor, page 86)
urt, gliding (noun): animal living in the canopies of the rainforests inland of Schendi. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
urt, ground (noun): a small rodent which inhabits the floor of the rainforests inland of Schendi (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)
urt, leaf (noun): a small tree dwelling rodent, having four toes, which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi; similar to a tree sloth (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)
urt people (noun): the urt people are narrow-shouldered and narrow-chested, measuring only three and a half feet tall when upright with a narrow, elongated face and rather large, ovoid eyes. They have long, thin arms and short, spindly legs along with a bent-over gait; often bringing the knuckles to the ground, and their head moving from side to side. They commonly keep inconspicuously among the large, migratory urt packs, and are capable of incredible stillness and sudden, surprising bursts of movements. They communicate with each through a series of hissing squeals but can learn Gorean. They are rational and can learn quickly; some people keep them as pets. (Book 20: Players of Gor, page 267)
urt, tree (noun): a small tree climbing rodent found in the rain forests inland of Schendi (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
Ushindi fisher (noun): a tufted water bird of the rainforests. It has long legs for wading and long, white, curling feathers used for headdresses. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 236)
vart
(noun): blind, bat-like flying rodent, carnivorous, small,
sharp-toothed mammal that flies in flocks; about the size of a small dog
(Book 2: Outlaw of Gor,
page 26; Book 13: Explorers of Gor,
page 36; Book 6: Raiders of Gor,
page 139)
vart, brown (noun): carnivorous animals that rest clinging upside down on branches. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 191)
vart, jungle (noun): a relative of the northern vart, it inhabits the rain forests inland of Shendi (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)
verr
(noun): 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 (Book 3: Priest
Kings of Gor, page 63)
vint (noun): tiny, sand-colored insects found in the Tahari Desert. (Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 115)
vosk gull (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)
Vosk Sorp (noun): a giant clam that thrives in the seas and Marshes of Gor, the shell of which is large enough to be used as a throne.
Vosk turtle
(noun): can grow to be
gigantic, these animals are carnivorous, aggressive and persistent. Can be
difficult to kill. (Book 4:
Nomads of Gor, page 204)
vulo (noun): a tawny colored,
domesticated bird, similar to a mourning dove, which also
exists in the wild; used for meat and eggs
(Book 4: Nomads of Gor,
pages 1 and 84; Book 8: Hunters of
Gor, page 34; Book 10: Tribesmen of
Gor, page 48)
wader, ring necked (noun): a variety of water bird which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
wader,
yellow legged
(noun): a variety of water bird
which inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi
(Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
warbler (noun): bird found in the level of the canopies of the rainforest (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
whales
There are several varieties of whales on Gor including the Karl whale; baleen
whale; and the Hunjer Long Whale, a rare toothed black whale.
whale, baleen (noun): bluish white spotted whale with a blunt fin, hunted by the Red Hunters. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 265 and 334)
whale, Hunjer (noun): toothed whale hunted by the Red Hunters. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 36)
whale, Karl (noun): four-fluked baleen whale hunted by the Red Hunters. (Book 12: Beasts of Gor, page 36)
whistling finch (noun): flighted bird found at the ground level of the rainforest it is insectivorous. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
white-bellied
grunt
(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)
white grunt, eggs of (noun): described as clustered, tiny black eggs of the white grunt served in a small golden cup with a small golden spoon. (Book 14: Fighting Slave of Gor, page 276)
white larl (noun): seen in icy mountains of the Sardar they are the largest of the big cats standing 8 feet; upper canines extending below their jaws very similar to saber-toothed tiger; long tails are tufted at the end. (Book 3: Priest Kings of Gor, page 22)
wingfish (noun): tiny blue saltwater fish with four poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 139)
wingfish, cosian (noun): also known as songfish due to its whistling mating song; a tiny blue salt-water fish with four poisonous spines on its dorsal fin; found in the waters off Port Kar; its liver is considered a delicacy in Turia. (Book 4: Nomads of Gor, pages 84-85)
woodpecker, ivory-billed (noun): bird found in the lower canopies of the rainforests near Schendi. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
yellow gim (noun): a bird related to the horned gim that inhabits the second level of rainforests inland of Schendi. (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 311)
yellow-breasted hermit (noun): a bird of the Northern Forest, it beats with a sharp beak against trees, such as the Tur tree, to hunt for larvae. (Book 8: Hunters of Gor, page 106)
yellow-legged
wader
(noun): a variety of water bird
that inhabits the rivers of the rainforests inland of Schendi.
(Book 13: Explorers of
Gor, page 311)
zad
(noun):
a large, broad winged, black-and-white bird with a long, narrow, yellowish,
hooked beak, found in the Tahari; they scavenge on carrion; similar to the Earth
vulture (Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 232)
zad, jungle (noun): a less aggressive cousin of the Tahari zad; small, yellow-winged, scavenging birds with long yellowish, slightly curved beaks; found in the rain forest inland of Schendi (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 415)
zadit (noun): a small, tawny feathered, sharp billed bird of the Tahari; insectivorous, feeding on sand flies and other similar insects; they often land on a kaiila and spend long periods hunting the sand flies that infest the host animal (Book 10: Tribesmen of Gor, page 152)
zarlit (noun): large, harmless, purple insect about two feet long with four long, translucent wings, with a span of about a yard. It is able to walk on top of water because of its pad like feet and feeds on small insects. (Book 6: Raiders of Gor, page 5; Book 24: Vagabonds of Gor, page 160)
zeder (noun): a small, sleen-like, carnivorous mammal which inhabits the rain forests inland of Schendi, especially along the Ua River and her tributaries; grows to about two-feet and weighs 8-10 pounds; is diurnal, can swim very well and builds a stick-and-mud nest in the branches of a tree overlooking the water, where it spends the night (Book 13: Explorers of Gor, page 312)