The Morae River
November 9, 2009 11:18 AM Subscribe
Brynn Metheny is a freelance illustrator based in Oakland, California who loves to draw imaginary creatures. Metheny has taken this fascination with made-up animals and extended it to the point of conjuring up an entire continent, Orcura, through which flows The Morae River. The river basin has a bestiary and a Classification of Species to describe the animals that inhabit it. (via) (speculative zoology previously)
If the Gigatus were real, I would insist upon annihilating it. Conservation be damned. That this is scary.
posted by jefficator at 11:43 AM on November 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by jefficator at 11:43 AM on November 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
The Gigatus could never grow that large with an exoskeliton. Also it would make a lot more sense for it to pull up the prey then to lower it's body to pick it up.
Very beautiful drawings though.
posted by delmoi at 11:54 AM on November 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
Very beautiful drawings though.
posted by delmoi at 11:54 AM on November 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
This reminds me a lot of "The Future Is Wild". Theoretical Evolution at its finest.
posted by punktorah at 11:58 AM on November 9, 2009
posted by punktorah at 11:58 AM on November 9, 2009
Greg Nog, thanks for that link. These (original post included) are great.
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 12:44 PM on November 9, 2009
posted by six-or-six-thirty at 12:44 PM on November 9, 2009
It's like a Codex Seraphinianus that makes zoological sense!
posted by aeschenkarnos at 1:06 PM on November 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by aeschenkarnos at 1:06 PM on November 9, 2009 [1 favorite]
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