User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-217.129.17.186-20130328155438/@comment-5020152-20130402123327

I read a fanfic where two hunters end up taking care of two baby Rathalos, and throughout the story, there were a whole bunch of examples of monster domestication; a Diablos for farmwork, Zinogres for use of mounts, a pet Barioth. So you're probably right.