User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-5460283-20130102043847/@comment-4563270-20130103200401

i still don't think its out of the question how small the young could be and should they be small enough to survive pressure as an egg then it would be somewhat defenseless and prone to attack by smaller aquatic creatures like ludroth. the beard doesn't necessarily make the idea of a protective pouch impossible. you'll notice the the beard is dual layered which could mean a flap is concealed by the upper portion of the beard and the lower portion IS the pouch itself which is why ceadeus' neck is so huge yet his mouth is so tiny. with a cobra like crest he could very well be slightly amphibious like a cobra able to use the crest as a way to skim along the surface and keep afloat just at surface level. but in regards to gills i say that part is also still up in the air. white shark's ovivipary is still not a reptillian thing either it's a fish thing which would also outclass ceadeus if he is strictly reptillian and unamphibious in nature. but neither of these are still like mammalian live birth as it is. ovum is an egg without a shell in essence and is attached to uterus upon fertilization so i guess in that sense that's also like a protective pouch before birth.. although located closer to the ovaries you get the picture. whales can do it yes but thats the point.. whales are mammals... fish aren't and neither are reptiles so the beard pouch use is a more non mammalian way to explain why they have beards at all and how they give birth.