FREQUENCY: Rare ([Tropical Freshwater Surface], [Tropical Freshwater Depths])
NO. APPEARING: 1-4
ARMOR CLASS: 4
MOVE: 6" // 12"
HIT DICE: 10+5
% IN LAIR: Nil
TREASURE TYPE: Nil
NO. OF ATTACKS: 1
DAMAGE/ATTACK: 4-16 or 6-24
SPECIAL ATTACKS: See below
SPECIAL DEFENSES: Nil
MAGIC RESISTANCE: Standard
INTELLIGENCE: Animal
ALIGNMENT: Neutral
SIZE: L
LEVEL/X.P. VALUE: VII | 1600 + 15

Behemothsare huge relatives of the hippo found onlyindeepriversand
lakes in tropical regions. They have huge mouths with great tushes,
similar to those of hippopotami, and outward-pointing tusks which
project from each side of the mouth. These latter teeth are used for
uprooting aquatic plants and roots.

A bull behemoth will generally have 1-3 cows with him.
Bulls do 6-24 points of damage and cows 4-16. Bulls are always aggressive, but cows
will aggressonlyif acalf behemoth is present (25% chance per cow). If a
swimmer enters behemoth territory, or if a boat or canoe passes overhead,
aggressive animals will move to attack. There is a 50% likelihood
that the bull will rise up under a boat or canoe and overturn the craft.
Behemoths travel in water by sinking and running along the bottom.
They can stay submerged up to 30 minutes.