User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5043481-20121008184014

I have a theory regarding Jhen moran and its subspecies.

I think that jhen moran excretes a liquid that crystalises into a hard solid. This, in the normal jhen moran, will solidify around the sand and rock of the great desert, melding them into jhens shell. This makes jhens shell a sandy colour.

I also think that after a large meal, as apposed to jhens usual diet of small mammals and insects, that jhen will hibernate underground for a very long time while it digests its meal. I think that during this time the liquid that is excreeted from jhens skin solidifies over the sandy shell, colouring it a crystal purple colour.

The reason the purple jhen does not turn sandy, is that the substance is produced under the sandy outer shell, pushing it off. The usual jhen rubs off this old 'skin' by moving through the sand, exposing the still sticky subtance which sand attaches to.

So, what does everyone think. Please feel free to pick holes in my theory!