ok i never thought i would make a post about it 😂 but since you asked here @whos-bells13 i will try my best to explain it...
much like humans the 'organs' for that are located in the pelvic region close to the sexual organs
there is an 'opening'/slit in the front idk how to describe but it's in between the pelvic fins (females have one slightly bigger 'slit' and males have two smaller ones - in that aspect they're similar to dolphins). it's in the colored marked section here:
like other fish and other water creatures they do pee but not really much... but it also depends on what type they are/where they live (freshwater or seawater) etc. this graphic explains the difference pretty well
disclaimer: I'm talking about my drs I SWEAR I AM NOT INSANE✌️
Hear me out. Ratiorine AU where Aventurine is a mer captured by a group of researchers and Ratio is the scientist brought on board to teach him how to speak and access his intelligence levels.
I imagine that after Merventurine goes back to the ocean in the future, Ratio will find himself still making two servings of cooked, seasoned tuna for days. He'll convince himself it was for the best, and in the same train of thought turn his gaze towards the sea just in case. Hence, I named this piece Reluctant Farewell.
Brrt don't know how to paint caustic effects on underwater skin yet.
Thanks again to the man, the myth, the spoinky, @havanillas for providing us with brainrot good food for this AU.
i like to think that ratio had like a moment where he was mentally freaking out over the fact he literally brought back a dying half-human-half-fish that probably belonged to someone else and the fact that he now has to accommodate for that same merman.
I just noticed I didn't tell you yet--which is shameful as it is Tumblr where the Mermaid Scientist was born!
My Mermaid Book was picked up by Eye of Newt and is available for pre-order right now (it's coming out very soon, though, so any orders should make it until Christmas if that's a concern of yours)!
If you're in North America, I'd suggest ordering directly through my publisher's website, however it's available anywhere you'd usually order books. You can ask your favourite indie book shop to order it for you or--if there's no other option or you're worried about crazy shipping costs where you live--it's available via the place starting with A, which shall otherwise not be named, as well.
Please note: This is an edited version of the original book. It's shorter, but with more coherent world building and a beautiful new layout and design. It's a proper field guide now!
I've got another question for you. Since we know that Dr Facilier was an Asian Swamp Eel for Mermay last year, and it will probably be revealed later on in the year when the time comes, but what would the others be if they were mermaids/mermen?
OOOH! THIS, is a VERY good question!!! Thank you Ghost!!! 😆
It took me a little bit to choose, but I finally came up with what I believe would be the best & most suitable marine animals for the group in my au! 😄
Btw, I had to add Doc cause he's fun to draw as a merman. ☺️
I went with the following animals for the following people...
Shan Yu: Bull Shark
Hades: Giant Squid
Claude Frollo: White Beaked Dolphin
Syndrome: Dorado Fish, a.k.a Mahi Mahi, a.k.a Dolphin Fish
Onix: She's a secret hybrid, I made her this way since she's an experiment.
Twinkie: Same as Onix, she's a hybrid.
I had a lot of fun making this, I thank you again for such a fun question Ghost, I truly appreciate it!!! 😆 ✨