Dem Bones - A look at the physiology of Oddworld
All right, so ever since Oddworld started creating skeletons for their cast of creature features, I've had a few questions that have racked my own thick skull.
1. Mudokons have no teeth in their jaws, but in Munch's Oddysee we can plainly see Abe and Alf's pearly whites in the FMVs. My theory: Perhaps their teeth are made of cartilage or some solid material that would otherwise rot away and not be found in the fossil record of Necrum.
2. Glukkons seem to have no cranial bones, which is strange, and for the life of me I can't understand how they would support their brain without a skull. They seem to be more octopuslike than their body suggests, which is rigid and structured. My theory: Perhapse their skull is much smaller and there is a layer of fat / fluid / flesh that causes the back of the head to wobble.
3. Scrabs have a melon - an area in front of the head like that of a Bottlenose Dolphin - that is assumed to pick up echolocative vibrations in place of eyes. Is this a solid area or does it have a socket? My theory: The melon area is solid, but at a slope as a dolphin's skull is. There would be a fleshy area in front of the slope that would make up the melon and act as a target for the vibrations.
Time to put on your creepy-looking thinking caps with the light bulbs on either side and come up with some questions about the physiology of the inhabitants of Oddworld. Anything at all, ask away. But if you don't have a question, present a theory to another member's question.
Ask and think away.
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