User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5043481-20121008184014/@comment-5043481-20121008201007

I see your point andrew, but how can you explain how only (or mainly) carbalite ore is bonded? And the tusks are longer on the subspecies (supposedly, but I havn't really noticed it) which would suggest they have been rubbed down less by the sand. And also, on usual jhen, you see the surface of the tusks peeling off, as the layers from underneath push them off. Of course, the large amounts of sand being pushed into the gap would colour the substance sandy.

And Democide, jhen moran does eat insects and small animals. It is mentioned when you speak to the scholar in the city, so it is canon, and therefore true. And how could he find a carbalite deposit large enough to colour his entire body?