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Random Bits of Info About MHW's Monsters from Dive to Monster Hunter World

Great Jagras

1) Jagras packs are made up of both genders, but when a male Jagras reaches a certain size, it'll leave the pack and live alone for some time. Males that have survived alone will reach adulthood, becoming a Great Jagras, and return to the old lands they're familiar with. Once an adult, the males will challenge other Great Jagras, so they can gain the leader's pack and territory. By beating the Great Jagras that currently leads a pack, these males are able to start and produce a new generation of Jagras.

2) Great Jagras doesn't always work with the Jagras and vice versa. Often, if Great Jagras is facing off against another large monster, the Jagras will just flee and leave their leader behind, though they will help him if he is enraged or near death. One of the reasons why Jagras even want to protect Great Jagras is because of food. Generally, they feed on smaller species like Shepard Hare, but Great Jagras brings back partially digested parts from larger prey, which has a higher nutritional value than their usual prey. By feeding them parts of larger prey, a sort of symbiotic relationship is formed between Great Jagras and the Jagras. Though Great Jagras is bigger than the Jagras, he too is preyed upon by other predators, even by his own kind. There are reports that Jagras will run up trees while a Great Jagras is searching for prey in the distance, showing that the Jagras fear that they might end up becoming his next meal.

Great Girros

1) When a corpse, or a dying Elder Dragon, falls into the Rotten Vale, the effluvium thickens, making it harder for creatures to breathe in that graveyard. Great Girros usually breathes through its mouth and nostrils, but it will use its "gills" to do so in effluvium-filled areas. To survive the toxic fumes in the Rotten Vale, Great Girros evolved gill-like organs that function like its mouth and nostrils. These organs have small hairs used for filtering out effluvium and capturing purified air in its environment, allowing Great Girros to breath.

Tobi-Kadachi

1) On the top and bottom of Tobi-Kadachi's jaws are hardened scales that resemble fangs. Those scales, as well as the small teeth in its mouth, are used for restraining struggling prey, preventing its victims from escaping once it has captured them. The membrane lining the inside of Tobi-Kadachi's mouth has high elasticity and flexibility, allowing this Fanged Wyvern to open its mouth wide enough to capture larger prey.

2) Though researchers are slowly learning more about Tobi-Kadachi, much of its behavior and ecology are a mystery since the species is rarely ever seen out in the open. There are some theories they have about Tobi-Kadachi. They believe Tobi-Kadachi rarely ever uses its claws to fight off threats because it doesn't want to risk breaking them since they're needed for climbing trees. Rather than use them, Tobi-Kadachi mostly uses its jaws and tail to defend itself from other monsters. Its mating habits are also a complete mystery since Tobi-Kadachi are solitary. No breeding pairs and juveniles have ever been seen so far. Despite nothing being known about their mating habits, researchers think the size of a male's tail plays a role in attracting a mate. Females are likely attracted to strong males with large tails.

Odogaron

1) Odogaron has little fat in its body so it can be quick and agile most of the time, but it constantly needs to feed to maintain its stamina. Without enough energy, Odogaron can't drag corpses back to its lair quickly, meaning it can't preserve them for later consumption. Though corpses from the Coral Highlands fall into the Rotten Vale, that isn't enough to satisfy Odogaron's hunger. Odogaron can't wait for its next meal to fall out of the sky, so it frequently goes up to the Coral Highlands in search of prey, attacking anything it encounters. Odogaron will even try to prey upon larger predators, overwhelming them with its speed before finishing them off. Though monsters like Radobaan are larger than Odogaron, it has enough strength to put them down if necessary.

2) After Odogaron eats meat, its back is known to give off an eerie glow and steam comes out of its mouth as well. If Odogaron feeds while in a starving or fatigued state, its body temperature, as well as its metabolism, will drastically increase from the prey it has eaten. Odogaron's aggression and physical abilities, even its strength, are further heightened by simply eating meat on an empty stomach. Odogaron doesn't just bring corpses back to its lair for food, but as a last means of defense against enemies if its life is in danger.

Kulu-Ya-Ku

1) A female Kulu-Ya-Ku will lay two eggs after mating. Once the eggs are laid, she'll carry and take care of one of them while her mate does the same. They carry them to prevent predators, which includes other Kulu-Ya-Ku, from eating them. Though the parents take care of the eggs, sometimes they won't be able to feed or hold other things while their young are still incubating, meaning the parents won't eat until the eggs hatch. If the parents are left starving long enough, they might eat their own eggs to survive. To prevent themselves from making a meal out of their own young, the eggs of Kulu-Ya-Ku have a unique color used for distinguishing their own from food.

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

1) On Tzitzi-Ya-Ku's head are pulsing organs used for gathering a substance that has light-emitting properties when stimulated. It is believed that this substance comes from organisms that live in the Coral Highlands like species of luminescent coral and Flying Meduso. Tzitzi-Ya-Ku will open and close these organs, expanding and contracting them, to stimulate the substance before reflecting light on the membrane's film. These pulsing organs allow Tzitzi-Ya-Ku to produce a flash of light that can blind predators and prey alike.

2) Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is known to gather shiny shells it finds in the Coral Highlands, and place them in the walls of its nest (Area 7). Like its pulsing organs, the shells are able to reflect and diffuse light produced by Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, blinding threats that avoid the monster's flash. It is theorized that Tzitzi-Ya-Ku puts the shells in the walls of its nest for protection against intruders and that males use them to appeal to females by showing off their best flashy display.

Rathian and Rathalos

1) The ancestors of the Raths are thought to have migrated from the Old World to the New World, and it's assumed that they too were great flyers. Powerful monsters live in the New World, so the Raths evolved larger wings to aid them further in their flight.

From her wings being designed slightly differently, the New World Rathian can actually spread her wings further than her cousins, allowing for better flight. She also has more spikes on her back, tail, and wings than the Old World Rathian.

From living in the Ancient Forest, the New World Rathalos has evolved differently from the Old World species. Unlike his cousins from the Old World, the skeletal structure of his wings are different, and a single bone supports his wing's membrane. With these more flexible wings, the New World Rathalos is able to fly in the dense Ancient Forest with little effort, and his legs are more muscular so he can become airborne more easily. Rathalos is the "Lord of the Ancient Forest," ruling the canopy of the area and making it his territory. Rathalos's presence in the treetops has forced out the Pukei-Pukei, causing the Bird Wyverns to live in the lower levels of the forest.

2) In the New World, Rathian have been seen inhabiting the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste. Rathian compete with each other to live in the Ancient Forest, and the ones that lose fights are forced to live alone in the Wildspire Waste. Noticeably, the Rathian in the Wildspire Waste are more alert than the ones in the Ancient Forest. From those individuals living in a harsher environment without a mate to assist them, they have to put more effort into protecting their young, including fighting off other Rathian.

3) Rathalos has spines on his lower jaw that he uses to build his nest as the mating season approaches. Rathalos will mate with multiple Rathian, and the Rathian will fight each other to pair up with him. Rathalos will only accept the strongest one as his partner. The last Rathian standing is allowed to pair up with Rathalos, sharing the same territory as him, while the others care for their young by themselves elsewhere. Fights between Rathian over a Rathalos have also been reported in the Old World, and one brawl led to a forest fire. He'll work together with his partner to take care of the young, but Rathian is the one that keeps them warm and feeds them. Rathalos patrols his territory from the skies, watching for intruders and eliminating anything that threatens his family, including other Rathian.

Pink Rathian and Azure Rathalos

1) Pink Rathian was thought to have grown up in the Elder’s Recess due to the area being rich in nutrients, but she is never seen there and there’s no evidence of her even living there. Though Pink Rathian is stronger than Rathian, her behavior is no different from her normal counterpart. It is thought that Pink Rathian isn’t there because of all the powerful monsters that live in the Elder’s Recess and is looking for safer places to nest, or she is nesting alone in areas like the Coral Highlands and Wildspire Waste from her not finding a mate, Azure Rathalos.

2) From evidence gathered by the commission, it's thought that the New World Rathalos originally came over from the Old World, but it's unclear how Azure Rathalos even got to the New World. Like Pink Rathian, there is much mystery surrounding Azure Rathalos. Many researchers believe that Azure Rathalos flew from the Old World to the New World, just like Rathalos, or that his appearance changed due to the abundant energy in the Elder's Recess, but they can't figure out why he has appeared in the Ancient Forest recently. Though Azure Rathalos's heat resistance and flying abilities make him perfectly adapted for the Elder's Recess, that area isn't the best place to raise his young. Researchers think that he goes to the Ancient Forest during the mating season and waits for Pink Rathian to appear. No Pink Rathian have been confirmed in the Ancient Forest so far.

Bazelgeuse

1) It's unclear where all the Bazelgeuse originally came from, they just suddenly started appearing all over the New World in recently. Since Bazelgeuse primarily glide, it is thought that their original home is the highest parts of the Elder's Recess. It seems their ecosystem significantly changed suddenly due to Zorah Magdaros's activities in the Everstream during the Elder Crossing, causing the Bazelgeuse to venture to other areas in search of places with lots of prey. Some individuals returned to the Elder's Recess while others didn't, causing some to stay in unusual areas. This puts them in direct competition with other apex monsters like Rathalos and Legiana, and it seems the Bazelgeuse are trying to steal the territories, particularly places with high peaks, from those monsters as well, gaining access to their turf as well as prey.

2) Bazelgeuse sees all of the New World as its territory and shows strong persistence until it is the only large monster left in an area. The moment it senses another large monster is within its territory, it will continuously pursue the invader. Bazelgeuse will continuously pursue the large monster until it either kills it or the invader leaves its territory. Bazelgeuse chases off other large monsters from its turf, so it doesn't have to share and compete for the same prey as its rivals. By getting rid of other predators, Bazelgeuse's food supply remains ample, but its toughest fight is with the infamous Deviljho, a powerful Brute Wyvern that is known to eat all other creatures into extinction if left unchecked. Both monsters are quite similar to each other, even being nearly equal to each other in terms of strength. A fight between these two berserkers is a sight to behold, and their turf war is enough to cause all smaller creatures in an area to flee.

Jyuratodus and Lavasioth 1) Jyuratodus are carnivorous in nature, but the young feed differently from the adults. Young Jyuratodus will enter into the body of prey via wounds, the mouth, nostrils, and or other openings, and feed on the creature from the inside. On an adult Jyuratodus's gills are spines that are thought to be remnants of its juvenile stage. It is believed that the young use these spines to hook onto the host's insides, preventing the unlucky creature from dislodging them from its body.

2) Lavasioth shares many similarities with the recently discovered Jyuratodus. Jyuratodus seems to have the same traits as ancient Piscine Wyverns, suggesting it might've eventually evolved into the lava-swimming Lavasioth. Despite it possibly being Lavasioth's ancestor, it's unknown whether it originates from the Old or New World. Did Lavasioth evolve from Jyuratodus and spread to the Old World? Did Jyuratodus go to the Old World, evolve into Lavasioth, and return to the New World as the lava fish? Jyuratodus hasn't been confirmed in the Old World, but it is interesting to think about what kind of creature could be the "Ancestor of Piscine Wyverns."

Anjanath

1) From the feathers that adorn its body, Anjanath is considered to be an oddity among the Brute Wyverns of the New World. Like other wyverns, Anjanath has shell covering portions of its limbs while soft, pink scales adorn the rest of its body. This vivid color of its scales is caused by blood flow under Anjanath's skin, giving the Brute Wyvern its eye-catching appearance. Because its body temperature is easily influenced by its environment, Anjanath needs feathers to keep itself warm. While young, it is theorized that Anjanath's whole body is covered in feathers because it is more susceptible to changes in its body temperature at that age and that the ones covering the lower parts of its body will fall off as it reaches adulthood to release excessive heat. So far, no juvenile Anjanath have been reported by the commission.

Radobaan and Uragaan

1) If an Old World researcher saw Radobaan, they would instantly think of Uragaan. The ecology and appearance of these two Brute Wyverns are nearly identical, though there are some differences between them like their diet. So far, it's unclear how Radobaan and Uragaan are related. Both Brute Wyverns share the same ancestor, but Uragaan can be found in both the Old World and New World while Radobaan only lives in the New World. It's theorized that Radobaan evolved to adapt to its environment and the bones of its predecessors likely litter the Vale as well.

Deviljho

1) There are physical differences between the Old World Deviljho and the New World Deviljho. The muscles in the New World Deviljho's abdominal region have tightened, the ones in its mouth and neck are thicker and have increased in size. Its muscles also expand further as well. It's even found that the whole upper body for this Deviljho is more robust than its Old World cousins, allowing it to grab and swing around larger prey. Since Deviljho is a highly adaptable monster and the New World is a different environment, it's likely these individuals became stronger to survive in that strange land. There are reports of Savage Deviljho in the Old World, but none in the New World so far. For now, it's unclear if similar individuals will be discovered in the New World as well.

2) Despite the Research Commission being at the New World for forty years, none of them have ever seen Deviljho there until recently. Why has Deviljho appeared all of a sudden? It's believed that Deviljho might've traveled from the Old World to the New World. Some also think a monster that traveled to the Old World might've unintentionally brought the eggs of a Deviljho over with it when it returned to the New World, or, since Deviljho can live in harsh environments, they could've been hiding in unexplored parts of the land.