Leviathan ecology : Royal Ludroth in Monster Hunter

[@PoorHub]

No honey I cannot attend our wedding today. That new unnatural history Channel episode just dropped!

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

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[@zack_feldman]

@@unnaturalhistorychannelwhy did I naturally hear this in your voice…?

[@blastshooter8791]

​@@zack_feldmanI had the same thought lol

[@duneydan7993]

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[@xc809]

​@@zack_feldmanhis power is growing

[@saurianfan7102]

It's worth noting that the males also use the mane to provide water for the females when they are guarding their nests. Female nest communally on land and since they have to guard their nests they often find themselves drying out as they can't regularly return to the water to re-hydrate. This is where the Royal comes in, as he uses his mane to provide water for the females. This ends up being another reason why Royals are selected for larger manes as they can store more water to provide to the females.

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

Ah, another one of my favorites. When I first learned of Ludroth I immediately loved him. The idea of a sponge mane to keep it hydrated and as a symbol of the alpha male is just so creative. It's also a very elegant animal I think. They also remind me of the komodo dragon (I think that's the english name), which is basically a real life monster :v

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

His head is actually quite varanid-like now you mention it

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

​@@unnaturalhistorychannel Yeah, the shape immediately reminded me of various monitor lizards. If I remember correctly some of them can swim too? Nevertheless, one of the best monsters introduced in Tri. In general I have taken quite the liking to the "smaller" large monsters. Be it Daimyo, Nerscylla, Qurupeco or Royal Ludroth.

[@Linkfan001]

​@@DefinitelyNotEmmaWe need my boi peco back in some capacity. There is so much silly stuff they could bring to the table with the monster calls.

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

@@Linkfan001 Oh definitely. I love it's design and found it's gimmick to be clever and very natural. I hope to see it, Kut-Ku and Hypnocatrice (?) in the same game in the future, not a fan of Gypceros though.

[@Nomadic_Gaming]

@@unnaturalhistorychannel yeah when u mentioned iguanas i thought jagras/great while ludroth always struck me as a komodo style creature under the big sponge mane

[@vulcorethegreat1220]

"Slurping monster juice raw" That is a sentance that has been said.

[@cr-volcanic]

Royal Ludroth's gotta be one of my favorite lower level monsters. It's incredible how the development team took a lion, made its mane a sponge, and then thought of all these ways to flush out that concept and pushing all the benefits that adaptation would allow.

[@davidmason422]

i knew id find you here

[@cr-volcanic]

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[@Ashera5469]

Sweet

[@unicorntomboy9736]

I imagine these ludroth (including the Royals) fall prey to Lagiacrus and Plesioth, much like how seals, sea lions, wulruses, penguins etc fall prey to Orcas, perhaps the two using similar hunting and killing methods to the carnivorous cetaceans

[@quartch7650]

Imagine a Plesioth ludroth turf war where a royal gets hip checked 100 feet in the air

[@unicorntomboy9736]

@@quartch7650 That would be hilarious

[@stormerjc9493]

Gotta love the weird little komodo dragon, marine iguana, elephant seal, sea sponge hybrid, and I think it's nice having a starter monster for each of the major groups, yian kut ku for wyvern, Congalala/Azuros for beasts, daymio hermitar for crabs, barroth for brutes and ludroth for Leviathans. Also I'd love to see the Platypus concept art turned into a proper full Leviathan of its own

[@temporal712]

Only really missing a starter neopteran/temnoceran. Great idea for the Vespoid Queen to come back!

[@stormerjc9493]

@@temporal712 there is also normal Seltes but Vesipod queen could be cool if they redo her like a proper monster wasp in future

[@temporal712]

@@stormerjc9493 damn you right forgot about seltas

[@MrSnekArts]

While being a rather underwhelming fight, Royal Ludroth is among my favourite monsters in the series. I love it's design and how downright adorable it is!

[@joaoaugusto6290]

Same,i kinda feel bad Hunting these Guys :(

[@Ashera5469]

Yeah I caught a photo of it kind of smiling.Suffice it to say I love these guys.

[@samfish2550]

Something I have to wonder is if the tooth plates are just for shell fish. Some fish, like whetfish likely have thick and hard scales if we can sharpen our weapons with them. Fish irl have enameled scales, namely gar. It dose prove a good defense against predators who can't really break through the armor. If whetfish and similar relatives are a part of their diet it may explain the robust jaws and plates. Also btw, may be a fun short video to do a overview of the fish we craft with in game, what lore they have ect.

[@Ajehy]

Why do sushifish have edible scales? Why are gastronome tuna always eating indigestible things? Why do arowanas have bombs?

[@samfish2550]

@@Ajehy @Ajehy sushi fish could shed them on mass as a defense mechanism, the tuna are probably just kinda like tiger sharks and will try to eat anything, and depending on how the arowana explosions work it may not even be intended, make they secrete a bitter chemical on their scales to deter predators and the chemical simply happens to have explosive properties when ground up with the scale, processed, and exposed to the air.

[@dumbsterdives]

@@samfish2550 I could see bomb arowana being similar to bombadgies, triggering the explosion as a defensive reaction. Sorta like a more violent version of a cephalopod's ink.

[@fishyfishyfishy500akabs8]

@@Ajehyscales are nutritious and flavorful enough to the point even other fish specialize in eating them and humans cooking them. If they are also able to split off as a means of defense it would work similarly to a lizard’s tail, allowing the fish to slip away whilst filling the predator’s mouth with a meal that will distract enough for the fish to disappear.

[@ScanovatheCarnotaurus]

Ludroth will always be a favorite of mine. It was the monster that taught me how to actually dodge instead of just tanking frequently, as dull as it spamming its roll attack is idk if I’d be as good of a monster hunter without that denial. I’m also curious about what you think about ludroth reproduction. Lore snippets and in-game show that they lay eggs on land, and massive ones for the body mass of the females at that, so maybe they’re communal nesters, with each female only laying 1-2 eggs in a single spot, and the young being relatively large when born for greater survival. Lore snippets also say that while they don’t take care of their young, male ludroth will keep the eggs moist with its mane and likely defends it from thiefs. I’m not sure if it simply means keeping the nest in general moist or if the eggs are this weird hybrid of reptile and amphibian in where they still need some water to survive.

[@tigaDeviljho]

Good to see some of my vids are used! Really enjoyed the video!

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

Yes! Sorry about not crediting you, I downloaded your video when writing then forgot who made it when putting it in the video

[@tigaDeviljho]

@unnaturalhistorychannel It's totally fine! Just glad to be in your vid

[@gogglesesm9122]

Royal Ludroth's roar sounds more like an eagle than a crocodile change my mind.

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

Even more like a red-tailed hawk ;)

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

​@@unnaturalhistorychannel aka nature's most underrated voice actor in pop culture

[@duneydan7993]

Ah red tailed hawk, The true chad of the raptor birds! Edit: just like the yellow-headed Blackbird is the chad of songbirds, those little rascals are used as dinosaur sounds all the time!

[@draw2death421]

No not really Eagles Sound sounds more like A seaguls shreak. Its more simular to Hawks.

[@jacktheomnithere2127]

@@draw2death421 i can second that. never knew that the stock eagle sound effect was actually a hawk.

[@scorpiopede]

Another great video, always loved Ludroth's ecological role in the series and it's relation to other monsters both in and out of water. Especially excited for the next video, especially after having fought Primeval Malzeno, what an experience.

[@marcusaaronliaogo9158]

Primordial malzeno is a story playing right in front while fighting.

[@scorpiopede]

@@marcusaaronliaogo9158 So incredibly well done. Could not have asked for a better ending to Sunbreak.

[@H240909]

I think what they meant by “prevent desiccation” is that the royals’ manes could be used to filter out excess salt. In marine Iguanas, their feeding habits mean they ingest massive amounts of sea water. The excess salt is then filtered out of the blood through specialized glands and then expelled while on land through the eyes as tears or through the nostrils as a sneeze. The mane of a royal ludroth could be like those specialized glands. This could also tie into the ludroth’s production of mucus and the royals’ bathing habits. If the manes are filled with unwanted salt, soaking them in fresh water could help speed up the desalination process. The manes’ size and the lack of manes on females could be a result of a royal’s larger body necessitating more food, thus consuming much more salt, thus necessitating larger glands. It’s also possible that through females of the species selectively breeding with males with the largest manes, the manes are massively oversized for their original purpose.

[@elijahcafazzo-joyette8226]

The mention of seals and the possibility of Ludroth manes being responsible for the production of Dash Juice reminds me of something I read a while ago about Inuit hunters consuming the blood of seals they hunt straight, as well as chewing the fat of hunted whales. So maybe Dash Juice is consumed in a similar manner by peoples in overlapping environments if they should hunt Ludroth, chewing spongy pieces of mane and drinking Dash Juice straight from the source.

[@farizkeren5730]

Personally I imagine Ludroth's dash juice as a mixture of hemocyanin (which can hold more oxygen (presumably extracted from water with its mane's spongy folds, great surface area means more oxygen extracted) and more stable in colder temperatures) and stim hormones like adrenaline, cortisol, and T3. That would mean that a Royal Ludroth's blood would be tinted slightly blue, though.

[@mr.rathalos1155]

wasn’t expecting the video out now but I’m glad it came out when it did

[@RubyCarrots3232]

An interesting thing to note about Tri is Royal Ludroth explicitly hates Gobul in game and if they two share zones it will target Gobul far more than you.

[@Castersvarog]

I wonder if it’s because the two see the other as rivals and threats that can compete against one another unlike Lagiacrus who actively hunt Royals who don’t stand as much of a chance. Both are of comparable size, their babies are likely common targets for the other and have borderline equal territory.

[@RubyCarrots3232]

​@@CastersvarogI assume it's a behavioral trait to protect the females in his territory seeing as he was more than willing to take on Shogun to defend the Ludroth. (Even at the cost of his life.)

[@losingmymind611]

Posted six minutes ago and I am HERE FOR IT. Thanks for blessing my day off sir.

[@julianodobler2782]

Always good to see more leviathans

[@archest_archie6085]

Incredible upload as per usual, looking forward to the Malzeno deep-dive too!

[@thedappercritter6644]

Surprised I never caught onto the dunkleosteus-like teeth until your video and Kamen's model work pointed them out! I love that you found so many practical uses for it's unusual manes that make them so memorable.

[@17Haru17]

I love Royal Ludroth. Its community, part breaks, its uncanny cry, and its roll. Its return in Rise was bittersweet, as I hope that doesn't preclude its inclusion in a console game with proper aquatic environments.

[@flygonsarchives]

Ahoy there Spongeboy-me-bob. I just crafted a new armor set that is -20 weak to water and I’m going to get mauled to death by the Royal Ludroth agagagagaga.

[@ravenschippers8267]

Reading the item you get from females "Immature sponge" has made me wonder if the ludroths also undergo sequential hermaphroditism specifically protogymy- where females under certain conditions naturally become male. Since we know Ludroth live in harems it is likely that the most dominant ones are the males due to their size. The reasons for the change could be that the harem simply becomes too large for the male to control leading to some females gradually turning into males who would leave with a portion of the harem or if the current breeding male is an inadequate mate challenge him. Its also possible that the dominant female only turns into a male if there is a prolonged period which the harem is lacking in a male for some reason or another and the dominant female transitions into the new breeding male.

[@robert2german]

I just had this thought as well. To add to this, it may be possible that Royals, or their mature sponge, also secrete hormones that suppresses the transition process in females, which the Royals apply by hydrating their harem.

[@neos8421]

I had forgotten about this monster since i haven't played trik in a while but it was so good and fun, a really nice first experience with the big monster for me, and hearing you talk about it like that made me smile, i have said this before but your channel is my favorite on this youtube website and it's really a pleasure everytime i see one of your videos pop up

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

I'm glad it refreshed him in your eyes!

[@tigaDeviljho]

He's returned to risebreak btw

[@nami_moos]

i remember ludroth being my first wall in tri. i spent hours soloing him till i learned the fight. crazy how bad at games young me was. but hell always have a special place in my MH journey. i hope so much that water comes back.

[@lunarknightess7056]

I just discovered this channel and I was like wait YES !!!! This THIS I love this concept!!!! I love mh universe zoology biology and I’m a bio student I just love paying attention to all the little details regarding that in the game and to think this channel exists makes me happy thank u imma go binge all ur content

[@JustJohn43]

Bro thank you for your closing words. Feel very validated as a fan of Underwater combat wishing for it's return, as a hunter who started with Tri, and as somebody who loves Royal Ludroth

[@Klinker0913]

Have never personally been the biggest fan of Ludroth, but the video's another banger. The idea of the mane gelping it dive makes perfect sense

[@godzilla0808]

I get excited whenever i see him upload, his video are always thoroughly done, i enjoy the real world comparison and education the most.

[@aliencicada2985]

I remember fighting this lad in MH3U, and one of my most memorable moments from that game was defeating the Poison Royal in the arena.

[@JanusHoW]

Also, can I say that I love your choice of title in the thumbnail? Beachmaster is a term for the largest male seal on a given beach, which fits Royal Ludroth in every way except the fact that he's a reptile.

[@xandan1668]

Regarding washing its mane. Purple ludroth shower off using waterfalls. I saw it in Tri ultimate.

[@lazydelibird]

Same with the main royal ludroth. Portable 3rd does ot

[@RandyPig985]

I love your videos man and im glad you have fun and make money off of these genuinely. Bless ur heart man and i hope you have a really good day. Thank you for existing in the small window of time that i do ❤

[@chasinjason107]

Been in Belize for a study abroad trip and just got to the point where I get to chill on the beach and snorkel on the reef. No royal ludroth here on the island so far, but I will keep looking.

[@zacharystoddard6826]

I have been thinking about a malzeno episode all week! Can't wait for the next one!

[@Maki_Moon]

Thank you for making a video on my favorite monster!

[@leoperd3487]

I’ve scrolled down a fair bit through comments and surprisingly didn’t find anyone mentioning this, but the rudimentary/pure(?)/raw dash “juice” _does_ indeed have to be treated before hunter consumption, being initially obtained as dash _extract_ that is then combined with a catalyst to make what we consume.

[@dianslabbert504]

Ludroth teeth are very similar to Dunkleosteus and its relatives. I think a large portion of a Ludroth's diet consists of armoured fish which swim in the waters of MH. More than a few fish in MH are armoured and look very similar to real world prehistoric armoured fish. Even fish like their Tuna have armour plating and I can imagine teeth like that might help with slicing up Knife Mackerel whose scales and fins can be used to sharpen steel. But overall, they likely also very opportunistic. In the MH3 opening you can see Ludroths picking at Jaggi which fell off the cliff and into the water. The large Royal males might also supplement their diet with other monsters like Epioth, young Piscine Wyverns and large herbivores like Aptonoth and Slagtoths. With its harem of females taking seconds. When it comes to Leviathans and what their diets primarily consists of I think it follows as. Ludroths: Armoured fish. Uruktor/Agnaktor: armoured herbivores and armoured large monsters typically found in volcanic zones like the Brute Wyverns along with things like Basarios, Cenautaurs and Lavasioth. Gobul: anything that can in its mouth. Nibelsnarf: anything that fists in its mouth. Mostly Cephalos, Kestodons, Rhenoplos and Delex and maybe young Apceros. Somnacanth: shellfish. Mizutsune: non armoured fish. (e.g sushifish) Almudron: monsters it can overpower and large herbivores. It has very lion like teeth. Lagiacrus: Large monsters. it can pretty much hunt anything that swims in the water and also ambushes a variety of terrestrial monsters.

[@houston8106]

Yes more underrated content. Also do you think dire miralis makes his lava or not because I’m under the impression of the latter and that they may live near underwater volcanoes. There is a decent amount of his ecology that I theorize that I am excited to share if you will be so kind.

[@5raptorboy1]

afaik canonically the lava he produces is a special liquid formed inside his body. He might use real lava as a component, but as far as we know what is literally in his body and he uses to fight ingame is a unique substance

[@houston8106]

@@5raptorboy1 interesting, I personally thought of dire miralis simply not making it at all and that he simply collects it through holes in his body when acquiring nutrients from geothermal vents. Though I still believe that this substance that he makes sort of helps him in two ways, with the first being a heat source to protect him from the freezing ocean floor as he travels from geothermal vent to geothermal vent, and the second being a more defensive measure against creatures like nakarkos, goldbeard ceadeus, alatreon, other dire miralis, and even dalamadur, who I theorize may sometimes walk along the ocean floor to feed on the abundance of creatures that, when they die, sink to the bottom. Confrontations may play out with it shooting this substance with his wing cannons, and if that doesn’t work then it will stop the attacker by working as a more deadly version of a hagfish. That’s my take on it.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

Spongey boi! I'm so glad I turned on notifications to catch this.

[@mebisanimationsandotherstu8977]

Over here we also call him bananas or "El plátano" Love this fella

[@DoodersDen]

I'm sorry my newborn's birth needs to be rescheduled, Unnatural History Channel just made a video on my favorite monster!!

[@MistahBrayve]

Silly guy. I wonder if his weird tail will get talked about

[@mr.gallimim9805]

So happy for the newest episode, it will be awesome as always

[@joshuasgameplays9850]

I can't wait for the [redacted] episode! it's one of the most interesting and unique monsters in terms of ecology.

[@jerichopz2620]

IM HERE! IM EXCITED

[@kingkobra4910]

Can’t wait to see your takes on the skill island Netflix show creature designs

[@glichyb0b381]

babe wake up new UHC monhun ecology vid

[@AutistiCat2406]

Oh this one is gonna go hard

[@Esoteric_Loonaism]

I'm a simple man. I see Unnatural History upload, I click, and neurons proceedeth to activate.

[@HammboneBob]

That MFER IS MOIST, also his tail looks like a sailfin dragon's. Very beautiful, very powerful.

[@LeoTheYuty]

Love this channel, very entertaining and informing

[@oni5963]

Royal Ludroths are both some of my favorite leviathans and amongst my favorite monsters period. I'm glad you decided to make a video on them. One question I'd have is whats up with that tail?? It always seemed kinda counterproductive to me to have a tail that only had a sail that went so far down it, especially if you're such a water dependent creature.

[@sonicplague3643]

8:00 I loved that u could see Gobuels (i inow i spelled it wrong) lure

[@purplehaze2358]

12:43 Why is the text in the bottom corner off the screen?

[@handtomouth4690]

The editing in this video in general was a bit off. In the beginning "Monster Hunter : Rise" slid off the bottom of the screen to be replaced by "Monster Hunter : Rise", at the same time, "Kamen Rider Moaten" gets placed incorrectly then slides back up into position. Weird stuff, lol.

[@NathanTruby]

The pause at 1:53 tripped me up

[@andrewcrowley6331]

Honestly Ludroths are one of the easiest monsters to understand ecology wise: at their simplest, they're literally just Sea Lions turned into Reptiles.

[@floraphore]

The perfect sponge to get you clean and ready for the day 🌞

[@Bunlengthdachshunds]

I would love to see how snake wyverns relate to some leviathans either through direct evolution of convergent evolution because tidal narjala is pretty much a leviathan

[@tidalgrunt]

YES! ROYAL LUDROTH EPISODE! I LOVE DROTH!

[@foster2095]

The crest has always looked strangely like fingers to me, it's a little out there but maybe when it's flushing salt and toxins out of its mane maybe the crest helps literally squeeze them out like wringing a sponge 😂 (it's definitely just a display organ for status but still)

[@randomguyanese5080]

I feel in love with roaly loudrotrh as rise is my first game he impressed me whit his ecology and his protect of his females and his main

[@sharplosion1]

Royal Ludroth definitely just feels like the ideal 'average' monster. Sort of like Barroth or Daimyo. The general latter end of early game monsters before things move on to the mid-game. As goofy as a EagleCry.mp4 is, it's strangely just works. I'm surprised nothing was said about the flexible crest-spikes on Royal's head. I imagine they could potentially play a part of displaying physical fitness just as much if not more than the sponge mane, as it's another trait females don't have and appear to be purely for display rather than the multitude of other uses the sponge mane actually has. Perhaps males flash the crest at each other before the wrestling starts. Or they could even have some kind of sensory usage akin to whiskers in marine animals. Either way, looking forward to Morb.

[@purplehaze2358]

1:53 This random pause was.. honestly a little disquieting.

[@unnaturalhistorychannel]

Checking Filmora it seems to be where it pulled the audio away where I cut it for some reason. It likes it do that a lot. Oh well!

[@lordrath9674]

Well that was a curve ball if I've ever seen one. Still, every video is a banger, and I did actually ended up learning a lot of new interesting stuff about Ludroth! I am now a officially converted fan, blessed be the great sponge gecko🙏

[@lordrath9674]

rewatching this after a while, and realized you kinda predicted Wilds' Balahara there, as the fully terrestrial leviathan lol 22:07

[@androidmk5987]

I got way too excited for this video

[@andrew7836]

It might be good to do the herms next it'd be interesting to hear your thoughts on it using skulls for camouflage and defense.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

You mean the 'taurs? I love me some carapaceons.

[@andrew7836]

That's what I meant sorry, my spelling ability isn't great and if autocorrect can't figure out what I'm trying to type I'm up a creek

[@micahfurlow2624]

For some reason just seeing him flop around makes me think its pretty cute

[@nikiardo]

One of my favourite mid level monsters

[@Wyvern201]

I sincerely hope underwater combat returns, the genuine sense of entering a new world just hasn't been done since.

[@norsehorse84]

22:07 Well, it seems we have our fully terrestrial Leviathan in Balahara finally. :D

[@grantflippin7808]

Niblesnarf has been here the whole time

[@Bonedragon1300]

I'll be perfectly honest, I've never noticed that Ludroth's hind limbs were flippers, lol

[@Spinexus]

Royal Ludroth is one of my favourites! Rise was the first game i fought him in.

[@DanielisAwesome52]

There are very few Monsters that drop Dash Extract, I wonder if the Dash Juices made from other Monsters taste different, like different brands of IRL Energy Drinks. Diablos, Ludroth, TziTzi, Gypceros, and Banbaro flavored Energy Drinks would be interesting. Also, for sure hunters process Dash Extract, because you need Catalysts to combine into Dash Juice, the drinkable form. Catlaysts themselves require processing Bitterbugs with Honey, making them some of the more complicated to craft consumables.

[@draw2death421]

The ending teaser roar... was that Gaismagorm?

[@S.I.L.]

It had it's theme song so most likely yes.

[@alessandrocesani3231]

i think u should add gameplay videos of the monster along only images to add some dynamic to the video!

[@xc809]

Sponge lizard my beloved, hope its fat cousin jagras gets a vid too

[@theodorehoag2524]

I love ludroth, maybe one of my favorites haha

[@williansnobre]

I like to imagine the lizard-lions from A Song of Ice and Fire to look like Ludroth

[@biga6664]

anyone else notice ludroth hunting hyrule bass and mighty porgy at 8:00 ?

[@alexkazam444]

Kinda wish his mane was used more defensively, considering how dense it could be, would be cool if it had like a unique bounce animation because of how soft and elastic it seems, it would make a lot of sense since u need something more sharp to get through it

[@anthonylopez9775]

Can’t wait for the eventual Lavadroth

[@mystere4838]

Its ironic given the cutscene short how Shogun kills the Royal Ludroth since the later seems to be adapted to eating shelled fish and crustaceans.

[@sanguineregis5354]

Then again, Shogun is fucking huge for a crab and pretty damn well adapted for murder

[@Flandre_Scarlet8]

As a Royal Ludroth myself I approve if this ecology video

[@kimarykorlumiose7728]

o hell nah spunch bop got unnatural history channel'd

[@kytim89]

Could you do a video on Gobul and what its deep sea adult version might be like?

[@rac1equalsbestgame853]

Yay my favorite leviathan!

[@JanusHoW]

Having played at least the Village part of 3U, I would also like to see underwater combat return, albeit heavily revamped. It was a nice mechanic that was sadly limited by Tri's control scheme. The two sticks that all current gen consoles (including the Switch) now have would make it much easier to program effectively. That said, Royal Ludroth is a nice beginner fight, and can even serve as a decent challenge when you're doing high-level and Special Anomaly Investigations in Sunbreak thanks to becoming a true... ...DAMAGE SPONGE. I'll...see myself out.

[@justepourlacheruncom8393]

If ludroth sponge secretions target the metabolism it's pretty easy to see them mutate into poison.

[@1998topornik]

Ludroth, reptile that wanted to become sea lion.

[@fluffdafire157]

I don't remember where I heard this but I remember someone telling me that royal ludroth used it's mane to help females stay moist when moving between bodies of water

[@Yokoto12343]

The Large spongelinke structure could function as gills during long dives

[@BallisticAri]

this is just asmr to me

[@Verdessa1273]

ah yes, the loyal rudroth, the great girros of rise! that is to say, a living punching bag...

[@samfish2550]

Hmm... Is the sponge a symbiote or part of ludroths body? Because the dash juice could be too feed the sponge. The mature males produce it in the most notable capacity due to having to support a larger sponge.

[@attichen4749]

Where are all the marine vertebrates? Not semi aquatic (still fully capable of moving on land) like Lac or Lud but fully marine: as in they'd die if taken out of the water? The only one I know is that one monster from tri but other than that I've got nothing though I could easily be wrong. Given the time it took whales and Mosasaurs to evolve this life style shouldn't there be animals like this out there? We know whales *might* exist but we still have no solid confirmation of that so where is everyone? Could your ice age hypothesis have any kind of explanation for this?

[@handtomouth4690]

Epioth?

[@diaborodevil3161]

You forgot it can give you an awesome coat

[@Tropcalfisb]

Spongy Bob me’boy