Organic Entities
Corralled, as they are, into strict hierarchical submission, the individual pipes of this colony lifeform (that we know as an 'Organ') act as the voice of the animal. Untold years of evolution have rendered the pipes incapable of surviving outside of the collective, but they still retain their individuality in the timbre and pitch of their voices. Ancient, pre-collective tribal allegiancies may also be noted in the skin patterns of the various 'registers', which tend, apart from small variations or mutations in each rank, to be similar.
Much is still unknown about the private lives of these enormous beasts, but one thing we know for sure - they can be very, very loud when they are excited.
Some Humans have learnt to communicate with and, indeed, through, these animals. A certain J. S. Bach is noted for his mastery of the language of the 'Organ'.
The specimen depicted here lives in the Parish and Priory Church of Saint Nicholas at Arundel, West Sussex.
Organic Entities
Corralled, as they are, into strict hierarchical submission, the individual pipes of this colony lifeform (that we know as an 'Organ') act as the voice of the animal. Untold years of evolution have rendered the pipes incapable of surviving outside of the collective, but they still retain their individuality in the timbre and pitch of their voices. Ancient, pre-collective tribal allegiancies may also be noted in the skin patterns of the various 'registers', which tend, apart from small variations or mutations in each rank, to be similar.
Much is still unknown about the private lives of these enormous beasts, but one thing we know for sure - they can be very, very loud when they are excited.
Some Humans have learnt to communicate with and, indeed, through, these animals. A certain J. S. Bach is noted for his mastery of the language of the 'Organ'.
The specimen depicted here lives in the Parish and Priory Church of Saint Nicholas at Arundel, West Sussex.