Dragons, A Fantasy Made Real

Oasis_Supernova · Newb Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 16

Whether you like dragons or don't, I think anyone will find this Interesting.
http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/dr...ns/dragons.html

So, what do you think about this new Animal Planet special? discuss! please

Stratadrake · Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:49 pm Post subject:

http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/dr...lery/clips.html

I'll have to check that out sometime.

The major problem with "real" dragons is their traditional image as four-legged, two-winged flying beasts. For one, there are no known animal/reptile species with six genuine limbs, and for another, it's awfully hard to keep a creature of any large size airborne....
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Thirteen_Black_Roses · Has No Life Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 510

First Response: Dude, that's friggen awesome.

Second Response: Holy crap I actually get Animal Planet at school and can actually watch this!

I'm gonna have to tell my dad about this, we've discussed this before. It's possible for them to have existed...perhaps if they were built more like a Wyvern, with the forelimbs as wings and the hindlimbs as legs. The size of them is almost certainly exaggerated, maybe the size of some of the larger flying dinosaurs. Possible...very, very possible....

_matt_ · Has No Life Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 582

If dragons were real, why are they not around today? The clips shown that the dragons lived in an arctic enviornment so an ice age could be easily ruled out.

Oasis_Supernova · Newb Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 16

Apparently we will find out March 20th 2005....

Ravens_bad_side · Member Joined: 01 Jan 2005 Posts: 62

OH NO! my brother liked the dinosar speacial. NOW I HAVE TO SEE THE DRAGONS!!!!!!! I love dragons!!!!!!!! :wub:

DragonicFlames · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 6:34 pm Post subject:

NO FUCKIN' WAY! xD!

Dragons! HOLY s**t!

Oo;

Dragons = My life.

:D I am so watching that
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Stratadrake · Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:54 pm Post subject:

The ads for it are out on TV now, and there was an article about it in a recent Starlog mag... judging by the CG, they'll be considering both wyvern-style and classic-style dragons.
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Thirteen_Black_Roses · Has No Life Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 510

It's almost here! *bounce bounce*

Gawd, I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas. Perhaps I shall attempt to convince the VCR to work for me so I can tape it... ^_________^

Melodyfire · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:37 pm Post subject:

i did see that! i rocked!!! i swear i believed the entire time through they found a dragon frozen in the snow. i nearly cried. dragons are my life! Razz

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Stratadrake · Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2005 3:10 pm Post subject:

Yeah, and you just gotta feel sorry for Mountain Dragons... Sad

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shiriva1cornassus · Newb Joined: 03 Apr 2005 Posts: 13

that show wouldve rocked if it was true Grr!

they just made up the dragons from like plastic and put the guys in costumes

Shadow_Paladin13 · Member Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 96

I found it interesting how they found scientific explanations for how the body of a dragon could have functioned if they existed

Stratadrake · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:02 pm Post subject:

Dude, shiriva, the whole point of it [i]was[/i] to ask "what if they were real"? Yeah, some of the dragon/human interactions were a little low-budget, but you have to give them credit for all the time and thought they put into the dragons.

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DragonicFlames · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 1:19 pm Post subject:

IT WAS T3h s**t!

I was really annoyed with the male mountain dragon... THE BASTARD!!! >>;;;;;;

I hated the humans too. ;-;
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Dogss · Would like fries with that Joined: 05 Jul 2004 Posts: 807

My brother made me watch it. I had to stop myself from laughing through the whole thing. Nice CG, but this theory is highly unlikly. There's no way sch giant creatured would evolve wings.

I loved the part where big Momma dragon was setting the eggs aflame. Reminded me of Norbert. :lol:

The entire show was bullshit, but my otherwise intelligent Mountain Dew chugging brother thinks they existed. There would have been fossles. There is no evidence. It's not a good design for a land animal, natures' too perfect and carful to do that.
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Kingdom-Fighter · Member Joined: 05 Apr 2005 Posts: 55

lol dragons

DarkLight · Member Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 88

[quote="Dogss (Dogss)"] There would have been fossles. [/quote]
HELLO?! just because they haven't found dragon fossils doesn't mean there weren't any! good grief, they find 100 new trilobite species every year for crying out loud!

Stratadrake · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 12:27 pm Post subject:

Sure, Dogss, you fall right into the first of three camps about dragon theory.

Let's see here, EVERY human civilization has some form of dragon myth. People in the medieval ages would swear that they real, yet look at you funny if you described an animal as strange as a rhinoceros or squid....

Which means that there are three possible explanations:

1 - Mass coincidence.

2 - Dragons were probably stories based on reptiles, lizards, and other kinds of animals.

3 - Dragons were real.
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yokokurama3000 · Member Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 50

That s**t was so cool I never thought that Dragons be real. That was so cool Surprised