Story

This giant dinosaur inhabits the desert region.

(Tale 207)

It attempts to turn Gohan into its next meal while he was left to fend for himself by Piccolo as part of his training. However, the young half-Saiyan is able to escape with his life by making a magnificent jump to the top of a cliff.

(Tale 207)

No matter how many times Gohan escaped, the giant lizard never gave up the chase. Little did he realize that his would-be lunch was becoming stronger and would soon become too much to handle! In an ironic twist, this dino found its tail getting lopped off slice by slice in order for the young warrior-in-training to feed himself!

(Tale 209)

First Appearance

"Dragon Ball" Tale 207

Trivia

A Hard-Earned Meal for Gohan!

For the first stage of his training, Piccolo tasked Gohan with surviving in the desert. Food was hard to come by out there, so even the dinosaur's tail was treated as a precious source of sustenance. Gohan's line, "Hey, don't lizards' tails grow back?!", reveals that he was slowly eating the predator's tail slice by slice every time he was attacked.

(Tale 209)

That tail meat sure looks delicious roasting over an open fire.

(Tale 209)

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*All images are from the Japanese version.