I think for the Chinese that the dragons in their art and culture are made of things like ether and mist and energy, very real things, but not in the same 'disney' or 'cgi' sense. One of the best classes I ever took was the history of Chinese watercolor painting, a whole lot of dragons in the mists. Best H
Komodo dragons are very real animals, but I would not be surprised if species looking more like old Chinese depictions will be discovered. If there were very few of these dragons, it's likely that all remains have been lost, and the written accounts can always be disputed. For example: We don't have a single fossil of a seal.
The dragons in Europe clearly look different (less like snakes with arms and legs, and more like T-Rexes with wings), so maybe another species. But if they could actually fly while being huge, their skeletons must have been mostly air, so they quickly turn to dust.
I think for the Chinese that the dragons in their art and culture are made of things like ether and mist and energy, very real things, but not in the same 'disney' or 'cgi' sense. One of the best classes I ever took was the history of Chinese watercolor painting, a whole lot of dragons in the mists. Best H
Komodo dragons are very real animals, but I would not be surprised if species looking more like old Chinese depictions will be discovered. If there were very few of these dragons, it's likely that all remains have been lost, and the written accounts can always be disputed. For example: We don't have a single fossil of a seal.
The dragons in Europe clearly look different (less like snakes with arms and legs, and more like T-Rexes with wings), so maybe another species. But if they could actually fly while being huge, their skeletons must have been mostly air, so they quickly turn to dust.