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Huragok | Huragok reproduction is overtly more mechanical than it is biological, though there are still strong similarities to biological reproduction.{{Ref/Reuse|wp huragok}} Huragok reproduce by gathering organic materials from their surroundings to "build" another Huragok. The new Huragok is built with the deft application of their tentacles' cilia.{{Ref/Reuse|ch54}} This new offspring's air sacs are then filled with a mixture of lighter-than-air gases. This is the most difficult step in the reproduction process, as a precise mixture of gases is required in order for the "offspring" to be perfectly buoyant.{{Ref/Reuse|wp huragok}} Each Huragok that takes part in this process relays all the information that they have learned to their offspring. Given sufficient raw materials, a pair of Huragok can produce a unified replica of themselves in approximately forty-five minutes; the addition of a third Huragok cuts the time down to thirty minutes.{{Ref/Reuse|Bestiarum}} A maximum of three Huragok can participate in the reproduction. Understandably, it is advantageous to have as many Huragok contribute to this process as possible, raising the "intelligence" of the offspring. Additionally, the Huragok offspring will grow to have a wider range of experience if a third parent was involved in the reproduction.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | ||
Upon birth, a Huragok will either initially float or sink—depending on the mixtures of gases used to inflate their air sacs.{{Ref/Reuse|wp huragok}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}{{Ref/Reuse|ch54}} Huragok are extremely long-lived; the theoretical lifespan for an individual Huragok recorded by the Forerunners' own [[Bestiarum]] was stated to be 87,600,000 hours, or 10,000 years; however, based on evidence from other sources, the Bestiarum concluded that the limit would more accurately be described as effectively indefinite{{Ref/Reuse|Bestiarum}} if the Huragok is able to avoid serious injury or disease.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | Upon birth, a Huragok will either initially float or sink—depending on the mixtures of gases used to inflate their air sacs.{{Ref/Reuse|wp huragok}}{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}{{Ref/Reuse|ch54}} Huragok are extremely long-lived; the theoretical lifespan for an individual Huragok recorded by the Forerunners' own [[Bestiarum]] was stated to be 87,600,000 hours, or 10,000 years; however, based on evidence from other sources, the Bestiarum concluded that the limit would more accurately be described as effectively indefinite{{Ref/Reuse|Bestiarum}} if the Huragok is able to avoid serious injury or disease.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} | ||