User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5020152-20121106020809

I've read in the ecology page for Hapurubokka right here on this Wiki, and it says that because they often swallow Barrel Bombs, they aren't very smart. Isn't this a bit presumptuous of us humans?

I'd say that they're just having trouble seeing when they do that particular attack. After all, their eyes are literally on the top of their heads, and opening their jaws like that means that they're pretty much blind when looking in that direction. When they come across an obstruction between them and the prey animal they're aiming for (eg. small tree, large rock, Barrel Bomb, etc), then they will instinctively gulp that down as well, without even knowing what it is.

It isn't low intelligence, just an instinct. What do you think?