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concolour — Dominatri Head Studies, Info, And Tips
Published: 2014-04-12 16:33:15 +0000 UTC; Views: 1070; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 10
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I wanted to do a little almost ref thing for the head that would also benefit me as well and others, as I see when some people draw the Dominatris head they get a few things incorrect. I also explained a bit about their echolocation and the Acoustic Jelly Pads, AJP, (the things on the side of their head).I put the anteater skull up there because I think that's the only animal skull I can really relate the Dominatri to. I am also unsure on how I would want the Dominatri to produce sound for echolocation. Vocally or like whales and dolphins do with special head organs. Eh, in due time.
I will also be updating the Dominatris anatomy ref sheet soon after I finish commissions.
Enjoy!
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I happen to know a bit about echolocation in marine mammals. First consider, Dominatri don't really have Bat-like ears which is going to make vocal based echolocation difficult, in terms of direction finding. However, the over all shape of the head is reminiscent of a dolphin. Dolphins echolocate by "snapping" an organ called a phonic lip. This produces clicking sounds which are focused and amplified through the "melon" of the dolphins head. The sounds hit a fish or other object and are reflected back to the dolphin where they are detected by fluid filled chambers in the dolphin's jaw which vibrate directionally depending on where the sound is returning from, similar in position and function to the AJP. This system works well in water but not so well in air, a dolphin actually cannot echolocate when it's head is outside the water. However, I am not sure what the atmospheric composition of the Dominatri's planet is. If it were denser than Earth's atmosphere then Dolphin style echolocation would probably work.
Keep up the creativity
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sorry for replying late ;v;
This is actually very helpful. Haha, I should come to you whenever I need to know anything about echolocation. >v<
Originally the Dominatri's echolocation is based off dolphins and whales (specifically sperm whales). Hence the idea of the AJP being like fluid filled chambers you are talking about. I'll probably add in more info and head organs later and speaking about the atmosphere having to be more dense would probably be so. Since, yes the Dominatri's ears are not very bat like, lol.
Thanks for the info amigo! And you to! c:
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Woah, this is acutally very interesting! Thanks for sharing!~
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