Shroomanian corporations, in conjunction with the UAC, will soon begin to sell affordable but dependable and reliable fighter aircraft for any nations interested. F-18s which are adaptable to multiple weapons loadout, with modest range but not so much that it would make other nations uncomfortable, and easy maintainability due to unique construction methods that manufacture lesser yet more durable parts. New Gottland got some of em
The Shroomanian Scientific Society
MARINE MONSTROSITIES
An artists rendition of the Noctodile, also known as the Leviathanius Saddamistani.
Carnivorous amphibians with both gills and lungs, and the ability to hunt underwater or above it - the Noctodile, or the Leviathan as the Zorians call it, are the creatures that attacked refugees in the Bear Republic, as well as swimmers in the Zorean beaches.
The creature is not reptilian, nor is it a fish, and the closest taxonomic classification (of Earth That Was species) of it is amphibian. Yet it incorporates features found in reptilians and fishes. It has gills, like a fish, yet has rough and hard scales like that of a crocodile. It's head, which is shark-like, sports powerful jaws and long serrated teeth akin to those of Sand Tiger sharks. Moreover, it has powerful limbs that act as flippers underwater, yet on land its legs can allow it to easily outrun a running human - while plodding away with its tail.
[Note: Artist's depiction above is not accurate of conventional Noctodile/Leviathan locomotion. Normally they are seen moving on all fours, on their bellies, and only rear up on their weaker hind legs when threatened. Their flipper-like forelimbs have vicious claws.]
It's like a shark, an elephant seal, and a crocodile combined into one horrible chimera. With a predatory tenacity and pack-mentality that enables it to hunt injured congregations of humans in refugee camps, and a wolf-like cunning that prompts it to strike during the darkness of night.
The creatures are said to give birth, but eyewitnesses have also seen them lay clutches of eggs. Which is it? The answer is both. When the Noctodile, or Leviathan, births its young (it, for the creatures are hermaphroditic), the young is encased in a transparent yet tough sac that protects it from its environment while allowing it to acclimate to its surroundings. Depending on environmental conditions, the young may break through their sac shortly after birth, or may be freed by their parents, or may linger in their protective casings for hours - prompting one of their parents (usually the 'male') to go out and hunt for food to bring to its young litter. The females usually give birth in shallow tidal pools, for the young do not start out with fully developed lungs, yet are not strong enough to survive in the deep sea.
Though how long it takes for a Noctodile or a Leviathan to develop to a fully-grown adult is unknown, Zorian scientists have found a mature adult weighing in at 506 kilograms and at 8 meters in length. Shroomanian scientists have reported attempting to capture a specimen allegedly at 10 meters in length, but the creature was able to break free of the trap.
The Shroomanian Scientific Society's findings suggest that the the creatures were migratory and that they were traveling from their feeding territories to their birthing/breeding territory - believed to be located on small rocky islands (which, in Earth That Was, serve as breeding grounds for seals) near the Bear Republic - when the seismic activity and tsunami diverted their path to the shores of the Bear Republic itself, specifically Pirate's Bay. Along with disturbing undersea creatures like the giant squid Krakens, this sudden behavioral alteration in the Noctodile/Leviathans led many to believe that an 'all-out monster attack' was occurring. It did not help the fact that the Noctodile/Leviathans were hungry after their long voyage.
The appearance of Noctodiles in Zorian shores is puzzling, due to its relative distance from the Bear Republic. The point of origin of these Noctodiles, the place where they were migrating from, is still a mystery. It is believed that the Noctodiles captured by the Zorians, noted by their leaf-shaped tails, may be of a different species from the Noctodiles in Pirate's Bay.
Due to their sudden and mysterious appearance, and the fact that they have never been seen before, it is certain that the seismic activity and tsunami in the Bear Republic has prompted a drastic change in their behavior and natural traveling routes - leading them to human territory.
The fact that they have never been seen before lends credence to the fact that the habitat of the Noctodiles and Leviathans lies in as-of-yet unexplored territory. The fact that Noctodiles and Leviathans live partially on dry-land discredits the notion that they were hiding in the deep sea or in the middle of the ocean.
The Shroomanian Scientific Society proposes that the Noctodiles and Leviathans originated from an as-of-yet charted landmass. Quite possibly Terra Libertia.
"Pfft!" Prime Minister Shroom spat out his morning coffee. "Goddamn Libertopians!"
Giant Man-Eating Isopods.
Less thoroughly studied are the Giant Man-Eating Isopods, creatures that are also hostile to human life. Few samples have been obtained, as they seemed to have disappeared after the tsunami as water levels receded. However, a few facts have been ascertained from the few specimens obtained and from the accounts of victims and survivors.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods eat people.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods have anti-coagulant venom, preventing blood from clotting and causing severe hemorrhaging in some cases.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods have powerful limbs that allow them to jump onto humans and latch on.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods have powerful jaws that allow them to carve through flesh and bone after jumping onto a human and latching on.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods prefer to latch onto the human head, to use their mandibles to bite people's faces off, while injecting anti-coagulant venom to subdue their prey. The severe bleeding allows them to gain nourishment faster.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods' mandibles are so powerful and vicious that after they leave their prey's remains, the corpses look like their faces or chests have burst open.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods may have disappeared back into the ocean with the receding water levels, or may have settled in sewers and other artificial bodies of water in the vicinity of human habitations.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods are vicious predators.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods come in swarms.
The Giant Man-Eating Isopods eat people.
The Shroomanian Scientific Society supports the Shroomanian Aid Packages to the Bear Republic, Aid Packages that include
mandatory flamethrowers.
"Goddamn! What else is on the Satellite TV?!"
[Zor loves crazy animals. He'll love this
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- PeZook
