User blog comment:Kogath/Monster Hunter: World Discussion/@comment-6050823-20180507011012

During the Monster Hunter Championships 2018 streams (1 2), they revealed some new information on some monsters and areas.


 * The Ancient Tree in the Ancient Forest is made up of smaller trees and various plants. During the Elder Crossing, the plants around the New World will grow faster due to the bioenergy of the Elder Dragons nourishing them. In a sense, the energy of Elder Dragons is kinda like super fertilizer.
 * The Ancient Tree was modeled after the Grand Katsura of Itoi (Japanese 糸井の大カツラ).
 * Anjanath uses the wing-like structures (Note: They call them "wings" in Japanese) on its back to maintain its body temperature and to intimidate foes. It is known to spread them out when sunbathing to heat itself up or to release heat from its body. Anjanath can sunbathe up to three times in a single day.
 * Anjanath primarily uses its nose to sniff out other creatures, which is the reason why its nostrils have developed in such an extreme way. It also uses its nostrils to spew mucus around its territory, which Anjanath can do up to thirty times in a single day.
 * The mucus is used as outline boundaries for Anjanath's territory.
 * Anjanath usually eats up to five times a day. Its favorite prey is Aptonoth and the occasional Great Jagras. Sometimes hunters can find corpses that it has left behind after feeding.
 * Pukei-Pukei's colors and appearance change depending on its mood. When its mouth and tail are filled with food that means Pukei-Pukei is in a good mood. But when it is brown, and its eyes are partially open, it is scared due to it encountering a larger monster recently.
 * The Wildspire Waste has a variety of environments including a forest, swamplands, and a barren desert. Water from the Ancient Forest flows into the Wildspire Waste, making the swamplands that are found in the area.
 * This can be seen in-game as well.
 * In the Wildspire Waste at night, flashfly larvae will emerge from the spires and fly into the night sky. These individuals will fly into other parts of the New World at night, once they're fully mature.
 * Kulu-Ya-Ku's rock weighs about 300kg (661lbs), showing that the Bird Wyvern is fairly strong for its size. When Kulu-Ya-Ku is holding a rock, it feels strong enough to take on larger monsters like Diablos.