Races
Pellucidar also harbors enclaves of various nonhuman or semi-human races. There are:
- The Mahars - The master race of Pellucidar who resemble Rhamphorhynchus.
- The Sagoths - The ape-like servants of the Mahars.
- The Ape Men - A race of ape-like, black creatures with prehensile tail and are arboreal.
- The Sabertooth Men - A race of ape-like, black creatures with prehensile tail. They are cannibals with dagger-like tusks.
- The Brute-Men - The Brute-Men are peaceful gorilla-like farmers. They are sometimes called "Gorilla-Sheep" for the sheep-like appearance of their faces.
- The Azarians - A race of primitive man-eating giants.
- The Ganaks - A race of horned bison men.
- The Horibs - A race of ferocious dinosaur-riding reptile men.
Two subterranean races are:
- The Coripies - Also known as the Buried People, the Coripies are a race of short eyeless carrion-eaters.
- The Gorbuses - A race of cannibalistic albinos who are apparently resurrected surface-world murderers.
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