Jirohnagi
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So this came about from another thread and a subsequent discussion about it in the SB, why on earth are so many creatures in hyrule so ridiculously overlarge? We see the average human generally tops out around 6 feet and yet we see creatures such as Gohma, Moldugas, Lynels all so very much bigger, every enemy and most creatures seem to reach massive size fairly easily.
It seems to me it falls under several categories, Oxygen, Food, Magic and Genetics.
Oxygen = as we learnt about the dinosaurs heightended levels of oxygen allowed larger creatures to survive and populate the world, Hyrule in and of itself seems to have enough greenery to make it a possibility.
Food = Due to the Larger levels of oxygen, creatures such as herbivores can graze in larger quantities and thus grow larger providing far more food to the carnivorous occupants of hyrule allowing them to become large and far stronger as well.
Magic = Clearly with some creatures Magic as been at work such as Moblins and Lynels, some creatures would seem incapable of actually feeding due to being a hybridization.
Genetics = With creatures that've grown so large, they are able to produce larger children and this will eventually work their way into the genes.
It seems to me it falls under several categories, Oxygen, Food, Magic and Genetics.
Oxygen = as we learnt about the dinosaurs heightended levels of oxygen allowed larger creatures to survive and populate the world, Hyrule in and of itself seems to have enough greenery to make it a possibility.
Food = Due to the Larger levels of oxygen, creatures such as herbivores can graze in larger quantities and thus grow larger providing far more food to the carnivorous occupants of hyrule allowing them to become large and far stronger as well.
Magic = Clearly with some creatures Magic as been at work such as Moblins and Lynels, some creatures would seem incapable of actually feeding due to being a hybridization.
Genetics = With creatures that've grown so large, they are able to produce larger children and this will eventually work their way into the genes.