dos any one know any thing about dragons?

Answer 1

Most people are unaware that the word “dinosaur” was not coined until the 1840s by Sir. Richard Owen. So, if these creatures lived alongside humans prior to that time, they were not called dinosaurs. So what were they called? Dragons. Most cultures throughout the world possess ancient stories about dragons and sea monsters that closely resemble what we today would call dinosaurs. Dragon stories have been handed down for generations in most civilizations. For instance, the flag of Wales depicts a dragon, which by the way, is claimed by some to be the oldest national flag still in use.

No doubt many of these stories have been exaggerated through the years, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t have their original basis in fact. I believe many of the dragon legends are simply distorted versions of dinosaur encounters. As Paul Taylor has said, “Most of the dragon legends are full of exaggeration, magic and marvelous deeds. But this is not true of all of them. Many stories seem rather believable.”

It is true that many of them are mythical or legendary but it is also true that most legends are based on some truth. It cannot be an accident that so many separate peoples of the world tell such stories. Some of the details have been distorted from thousands of years of telling and retelling, but I believe it is based in fact.

The story of Gilgamesh, Beowulf, and Saint George killing dragons are likely to have been based on at least some fact. These were real men in history.

As you know, dragons are prominent on Chinese pottery, embroidery, carvings, etc. It’s interesting that the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac are all animals—eleven of which are still alive today, but one is the dragon. It doesn’t seem logical that the ancient Chinese, when constructing their zodiac, would include one mythical animal with eleven real animals.

In 1271, Marco Polo (the Italian explorer) reported that on special occasions in China the royal chariot was pulled by dragons. Marco Polo also said that the saw long reptiles in Asia called Lindworms that could easily ran as fast as a horse.


In 1611, we can see that the Chinese emperor appointed the post of “Royal Dragon Feeder” which doesn’t make sense if there were no dragons to feed. We also find Ancient Chinese books telling of people using dragon eggs, blood, bones and other parts for medicine.

John of Damascus (an Arab monk in the 8th century) wrote against some of the wild and mythical claims about dragons and said, “I am not telling you, after all, that there are no dragons; dragons exist but they are serpents [reptiles] borne of other serpents. When just born and young, they are small; but when they grow up and mature, they become big and fat so that they exceed the other serpents in length and size. It is said they grow up more than thirty cubits [45 feet]; as for their thickness, they become as thick as a huge log.”

There is a well-known science book from the 16th century by a Swiss naturalist and medical doctor named Conrad Gesner called Historia Animalium. The book claims that dragons were still not extinct in the 1500's, but were extremely rare and relatively small by then.

The American Indian “Thunderbird” stories sound like pterosaurs and even some evolutionists have conceded on that point. Darlene Geis said, “The thunderbird appears in many Indian tales and Indian art work. Its description is very much like one of the prehistoric flying reptiles that flapped its way through the skies in the days of the dinosaurs.”

After Alexander the Great invaded India (356-323 B.C.) he brought back reports of great hissing reptiles the Indians kept in caves. There was one that really frightened his army was estimated by them to be over 100 feet long.

And then there’s all the stories of giant sea serpents and sea monsters. As Dr. Mace Baker said, “For more than a thousand years ancient and medieval mariners often returned from their voyages with frightening tales of encounters with, or sightings of, large and dangerous sea monsters.”

There are hundreds of these types of legends. Evolutionists just say that it’s coincidence that many of them sound like dinosaurs. World Book Encyclopedia says: “The dragons of legend are strangely like actual creatures that have lived in the past. They are much like the great reptiles [dinosaurs] which inhabited the earth long before man was supposed to have appeared on earth.”

Answer 2

What would you like to know? Be more specific!

but a quick sum-up:
most European dragons are believed to breathe fire at will and collect treasure.
most dragons fall in the reptile family.
Chinese dragons are reputed to be very wise & enlightened.

Here's a good book on dragons from the Dragonlady herself:

A DIVERSITY OF DRAGONS [Anne McCaffrey]
with Richard Woods, illustrated by John Howe

Finally... She's written The Book on Dragons.

Anne McCaffrey is as renowned for her knowledge of dragons as she is for her New York Times bestselling novels. In this beautifully designed hardcover, McCaffrey focuses her attention on the fantastical creature's existence throughout history. Her words are complemented by the stunning color portraits by John Howe, noted for his success with several J.R.R. Tolkien calendars and maps.

Engagingly conceived, McCaffrey's story is a modern day dragon fantasy, colored with excerpts of some of the most thrilling scenes taken from classic dragon tales and accompanied by John Howe's magnificent art. Dragons from the time of the Bible and the Babylonians, the Arthurian Era and the Chinese Dynasties, to the current dragons invented by Robin McKinley, Gordon R. Dickson, Melanie Rown, and McCaffrey herself--are all fully explored and rendered in glorious detail.

At once a thrilling history, a charming fantasy, and a tantalizing art book, A Diversity of Dragons is sure to find a place beside Anne McCaffrey's other bestsellers.
(http://www.annemccaffrey.net/books/once/diversity-of-dragons.html)

I have it, and she covers more than dragons of novels.

Answer 3

since you asked if any one knows and did not ask what they knew then I shall be the only one to answer the question you asked. Yes, Lots of people, do know lots of things, about dragons.

Answer 4

depends....actual dragons like beardies? Medieval? Asiatic?
Which culture are looking for in particular?

Answer 5

The necessities you want is a: warmth lamp Uv bulb warmth mat thermostat no longer mandatory reptile sand nutrients water bowl thermometer rock branches hideout the rest is all the way down to you. desire this helped!

Answer 6

Dragons became a rare sight on earth in spite of their extreme popularity in video games, and there are at least three good reasons to explain that:
a) most huge and cold blooded animals need a very hot environment to keep their bodies in full function, and today's countries dont offer that kind of BBQ ambiance.
b) dragons might have looked for cover in caves since the beginning of lightning strikes in natural history, for they are very likely to be the first ones hit by electrical storms as they are usually taller than trees, or as tall as them.
c) modern civilisations cannot afford to let dragons wander in cities and squash every bridge or building in their path. From there, either we hide them, or we put them asleep and pretend they never existed for no one tries to breed dragons in his or her backyard.

Now from an empirical point of view, i consider that dragons
still exist as humble alligators, komodo beasts, iguanas and giant turtles.

I understand too that dragons disappeared mostly during the ice age(s) that preceded the first empires of antiquity.
According to the legend, Atlantis itself, as the first organised human(oid) empire, could have been a dragon buster for its inhabitants were, like dwarves, very crafty and capable of building weapons strong enough to stun many huge creatures.

Some musems still expose dinosaur and perhaps dragon remains today, but scientists, like the church's evangelists when they are asked about giants, pretend that dinosaurs were stupid. Most of these remains were found in north and south America. Alas, we dont see many stegausaurus remains in Africa, although many historians pretend that the first human beings died on that continent. In spite of this, the co-existence of dragons and humans in not-to-far-behind human history is manifest. As an example, the ancient greek cultures could have built words to describe huge reptiles, like brontêsaura.

Besides that, dragons are still related to the first and therefore most ancient skeleton-bearing species in natural history. Anyone who is not dazzled by today's pop science can clearly see there the relation uniting lizards, dinosaurs and dragons. They simply got bigger and smarter with time.

Curious anectdote: one of my friends is a multiple-dragon man according to the chinese zodiac, and he feels innate sympathy, if not empathy, towards reptiles and seafood. In fact he once kept a turtle at home, as well as an iguana and a shrimp. I saw that kind of special love too for dog girls towards dogs, for a snake man for his snake and a rat man towards his lemming friend --- there might not remain one "legendary" dragon on earth today, yet we still happen to see dragon men (and women) full of charisma!

Answer 7

Well it depends on which species????
Tell me which one and i shall tell you what i know!

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What Roy said brought a tear to my eye! Bravo man! Youse rocks!

Answer 8

I have one sitting four cubicles away from me :)

Answer 9

heres what I know http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070427103740AA6sZ6M

Answer 10

that they are scaly