Bhederin were large semi-domesticated or wild herbivorous ungulates of Genabackis that grouped in massive herds of as many
Bhederin and Rhivi by Corporal Nobbs
as half a million creatures. The bulls were especially large and territorial. They were described as "huge shaggy creatures" with reddish-brown fur and humps. The Rhivi people followed their migrations. Despite hunting the animals, they were able to walk among them and even ride on their backs.[1]
They were cousins to the bhed, an even larger animal that was driven to extinction.[2] The mass passage of their hooves was beneficial for tamping down the thin soil of their territory.[3]