User blog comment:Lord Loss/Monster Hunter Theory... Blog/@comment-217.129.17.186-20121204200248/@comment-4212769-20121204212101

Of course it isn't a mimic. It doesn't have any advantage as the Rathian Subspecies is strong enough to kill and prey on everything it likes. Also Rathian's and Rathalos' eyes are good enough to determine if it is the own subspecies of Rathian or another one or black one. So it would be pretty useles...