User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-6050823-20180124024543/@comment-6050823-20180124031854

For any people wondering, yes, that is the reason why Elder Dragons go to the New World. They go to the Rotten Vale to die peacefully (Yeah, a place filled with all sorts of aggressive scavengers), continuing the circle of life there. The same also applies to the natives of the Coral Highlands.