darkesword2020
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John-117 said:
its RVB, and you've just commited heresy.. :evil:
Just kidding ;-)
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What do Elites eat?
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its RVB, and you've just commited heresy.. :evil:
Just kidding ;-)
Here: http://rvb.roosterteeth.com/home.php
I've actually thought about this a lot and I think I have a fairly good answer. It's clear that elites eat meat. As it's been said before, their muscle density is so extreme that they would need be almost soley carnivores. Also, in order to support their weight and general durability, their bones would have to be very large and solid, possibly composed of a harder mineral than calcium. They may obtain this from a supplementary source, or it may be a trait shared by their prey, likely due to high gravity conditions on their homeworld, in which case they probably also consume the bones of their food.
This leads me to another point. Their jaws are consistent with a species that does not in fact chew. Their mouths are not sealable, and they lack a tongue proper, so they can't really chew since they can't hold food in their mouths. This also rules out a liquid diet, it wouldn't be very practical.
Anyway, what I'm getting at is that the elites' quadfuricated jaw most likely is used to latch onto and help in the swallowing of large pieces of food, which are digested internally. They probably wouldn't have any difficulty quickly digesting large pieces of meat since their stomach(s?) would already have to process a very heavy and dense mineral for bone construction.
Basically elites probably eat like snakes. As for what they eat, they probably eat any small animals of sufficient diameter, in fact, due to the likelyhood of their homeworld being high gravity and therefore conducive to squat, flatter animals, and the fact that an elite's jaws would work best eating long narrow prey, I think that elites eat snakes.
Or at least snakelike animals.
This leads me to another point. Their jaws are consistent with a species that does not in fact chew. Their mouths are not sealable, and they lack a tongue proper, so they can't really chew since they can't hold food in their mouths. This also rules out a liquid diet, it wouldn't be very practical.
Anyway, what I'm getting at is that the elites' quadfuricated jaw most likely is used to latch onto and help in the swallowing of large pieces of food, which are digested internally. They probably wouldn't have any difficulty quickly digesting large pieces of meat since their stomach(s?) would already have to process a very heavy and dense mineral for bone construction.
Basically elites probably eat like snakes. As for what they eat, they probably eat any small animals of sufficient diameter, in fact, due to the likelyhood of their homeworld being high gravity and therefore conducive to squat, flatter animals, and the fact that an elite's jaws would work best eating long narrow prey, I think that elites eat snakes.
Or at least snakelike animals.
Kiltmanfortytwo
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Elites eat meat, more specifically what ever they want. You don't get that big by listening to people say "you can't eat that!"
MaShEdPOTaToEs
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for a more tastier meal they eat KFG (kernal fried grunts) :sarcasm:
If they drink liquid, then they prolly drink like human blood or something, that or they drink the blood from their own allies :shock:
If not, then you said they eat like snakes, they might even:
If not, then you said they eat like snakes, they might even:
- Swallow humans whole
- Swallow their allies whole :shock:
- If they are really hungry, do the extreme and eat themselves
MaShEdPOTaToEs
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i think they eat roast chicken with a baked potato with sweetcorn and peas and a topping of gravy and a glass of red whine
Kiltmanfortytwo
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They have to drink somehow, otherwise they would dehydrate. Maybe they developed a way to drink, like a weird straw thing.
Kiltmanfortytwo
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A device like an oxygen mask that wraps around their throat holes and pumps liquid into their system.
Kiltmanfortytwo
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Actually, it is quite possible that they get all the water they need from their food. A species of desert fox does that. They are very effecient and never urinate, thus saving water.
That brings up SOOO many more questions....please avoid them.
That brings up SOOO many more questions....please avoid them.
Kiltmanfortytwo
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Thats just nasty.
It is possible that the covenant have perfected an IV system of nurishment so that units don't have to stop for food. They continue fighting the whole day without getting hungry. It would solve several problems of how to cater to the individual species eating apparatus and taste preferences. The supplement could be mass produced and shipped in liquid state, allowing for more efficent use and digestion.
Chris
It is possible that the covenant have perfected an IV system of nurishment so that units don't have to stop for food. They continue fighting the whole day without getting hungry. It would solve several problems of how to cater to the individual species eating apparatus and taste preferences. The supplement could be mass produced and shipped in liquid state, allowing for more efficent use and digestion.
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