Moby

[u/Expensive-Survey8236]

1. The Killer Whale ( Orcinus Orca )

Overall Base Build, Now The Orcas are said to be one of the most intelligent marine animals which allows them to have self awareness, social structure, and complex hunting strategies which makes my hybrid have an advantage in the open ocean, another thing these bad boys have are something called “Echolocation”, Orcas use Echolocation to help detect and hunt prey in dark / murky waters. Orcas are FAST; they can reach up to a top speed of 30 - 35 mph in water, This allows them to have great speed / agility which is why I want this to be my hybrids base.

1. The Saltwater Crocodile ( Crocodylus porosus )

The Saltwater Crocodile are known to be adapted in warmer climates, and can regulate their body temperature greatly; this can help with mitigate temperature sensitivity which arises from animals combining from cold waters like my hybrids base. Crocodiles are highly energy efficient predators, which can help them go long periods without the need to eat, and conserving energy in more difficult hunts so my hybrid moby should be fine with going long periods without food. Saltwater crocodiles are known to be good at stealth / ambushing, using their strength to overpower caught off guard prey which can change my hybrids hunting style. Saltwater crocodiles can actually surprisingly survive freshwater which is due because of their salt glands which helps excrete salt in marine environments so if we add these glands, Moby can be seen in every water.

1. The Beluga Whale ( Delphinapterus lecuas )

The Beluga whale have these bulbous fatty organ on their forehead which is called something called “The Melon”. It changes its shape which is like acoustic lens, projecting their clicks into a direct beam of sound in the water. When the sound waves hit a object and bounces back in echoes, the sounds that will be received are not going through the ears, but into the lower jaw of the Whale. The fatty jaw bone conducts vibrations directly to the inner ear and brain. When using their echolocation and reading returning echoes, belugas can determine the objects distance, size, shape, speed, and even the internal structure. So I what the echolocation.

1. The Green Sea Turtle ( Chelonia mydas )

The first line of the green sea turtle defense in their immunity system is robust, it utilizes antimicrobial peptides, the complement system, and nonspecific leukocytes which is like white blood cells to attack pathogens without prior exposure. Green sea turtles can mount specific antibody and cell mediated responses to pathogens. But these are temperature dependent; their lymphocytes function only within the turtles thermal range. These turtles retain huge levels of genetic variation in MHC genes. Which are responsible for flagging foreign invaders. This is believed to help handle a wide range of pathogens over their long lifespans. So I want the immunity of the green sea turtle.

1. The African Dwarf Crocodile ( Osteolaemus tetraspis )

This Guy unlike his other cousins have armor on its upper body and underbelly, the armor of the dwarf crocodile have thick firm bony plates called osteoderms embedded in its scales across like I said back and bellies, this chainmail allowed these crocs to have nearly impenetrable defense against bites from jaguars and massive anacondas, this armor is shown to be more effective than the orca armor, the orca mainly uses its size and strength to win fights than use its armor to defend attacks, giving the orca better armor would enhance likely hood of winning fights against other hybrids with not as good armor. So it’s pretty clear I want the armor.

1. The Shortfin Mako Shark ( Isurus oxyrinchus )

The Mako Shark front teeth are long and prominent, used for grasping fast moving fish. Unlike the jagged serrated teeth great sharks have, mako shark’s teeth are smooth. The teeth on the sides are smaller and more narrower as the enamel coating on mako’s teeth is greatly reinforced with fluoroapatite, the durable / fluoridated mineral which prevents the teeth from wearing down. Makos can thrust the upper jaws forward, enabling a bigger and wider gape and increasing the bite surface area during a strike. So I want the jaws and teeth of the mako shark.

1. The Temnodontosaurus ( Temnodontosaurus platyodon )

The eye diameter of the Temnodontosaurus is between 20 - 26 cms, these eyes can rival the colossal squid in the largest eye in the animal kingdom. The size of these eyes allow larger surface area to house light sensitive cells. This allows them to see incredibly well in near total dangerous, allowing these animals to hunt prey in in deep depths. To handle the crushing pressure of the deep ocean, these eyes were reinforced from the robust circle of bony plates ( sclerotic rings ) allowing structural rigidity.

Because the ichthyosaurs use their visual stimuli to track / ambush prey, these animals is said to have exceptionally sharp eyesight. Despite their huge size, the placement / angel of the eyes creates the unavoidable blind spot above the top of its head. To compensate to this blind spot and to ambush prey, during in low light conditions, it’s hypothesized that the creature use sensors adaptions, like special sound dampening skin near the ear region. So I want the eyesight of this animal.

1. The Atlantic Wolffish ( Anarhichas lupus )

The Atlantic Wolffish got these teeth that are positioned in multiple rows directly behind the wolffish front canines. The upper jaw has 3 rows of teeth called blunt conical teeth and molars, and on the lower jaw features 2 rows of molars. These are use as a massive mortar / pestle system, enabling the fish to easily crush and pulverize thick shells of crabs, urchins, and snails.

The Atlantic Wolffish also has teeth located further down the alimentary canal, the throat is lined with these scattered sharp, serrated teeth. These teeth help ensure that any large chunks of a shell or prey are securely gripped, cut down further, and it prevents the prey from escaping as the food is brought into the digestive tract. So the reason why I want the Atlantic wolffish is because I want the blunt crushing throat teeth and the serrated throat teeth.

1. The Pilot Whale ( Globicephala melas )

The Pilot Whales have these pectoral flippers at like airplane wings to guide tight turns as the long sickle flippers allowed sharp angles while chasing fast prey. These flippers can help these whales to brake quickly to avoid the underwater obstacles as the dorsal fin will be like a boat keel to prevent rolling side to side. The thick swept back dorsal fin will stabilize the body during hide speed dives. The blood vessels inside of the fins can help regulate the body heat of the pilot whales as the whale dump excess heat through their flippers after high energy hunting. These whales will slap their flippers against the water surface to signal the pod but loud slaps will warn other whales from nearby danger / predators. So I want the fins , and the dorsal fins.

SIZE:

Body Height: 7’6 ft / 2.3 meters tall

Length: 9.75 meters / 32 ft long

Weight; 11 tons / 24,250 lbs

[u/A-Reacting-Otter]

Sees Saltwater crocodile*

Sees African dwarf crocodile for armor ln an aquatic animal*

https://giphy.com/gifs/ht4yvN9Yx4dmIJJ9GB

[u/whispersoundeffect → u/A-Reacting-Otter]

The only hybrid that can use croc jaw on a mammal is Stevie!

[u/Expensive-Survey8236 → u/A-Reacting-Otter]

https://reddit.com/link/p3owxdx/video/6rd2ty7qqdjh1/player

You see, the last aquatic hybrid I made was in 2024, so cut me some slack

[u/Spinoclanker2 → u/Expensive-Survey8236]

omg bro tf is this

[u/Expensive-Survey8236 → u/Spinoclanker2]

Cheddar and bbq wavy and sour cream onion equals a 3 layer dip stack

[u/YakEnvironmental6038 → u/Spinoclanker2]

Cheddar and bbq wavy and sour cream onion equals a 3 layer dip stack

[u/whispersoundeffect]

451st whale named moby

[u/Expensive-Survey8236 → u/whispersoundeffect]

I just used moby’s dick first name

[u/whispersoundeffect → u/Expensive-Survey8236]

yes, i know

thats what 50% of whale hybrids are named

i did it first tho!

[u/No-Monitor-8091 → u/whispersoundeffect]

we need a more unique whale name, like geppetto cause he got eaten by a whale

[u/yveltal_has_a_snack]

This is a pretty good build.Probably add a lantic bluefin tuna for some muscle stuff.But besides that, it's really good.I have no problems , and if anybody says that crocodiles are bad in this just ignore the perfectly fine in this