Could dragons really exist?

[ThatBrightHelper]

I am friends with someone of viking descent, and she told me that her ancestors were friends with dragons, just like How To Train Your Dragon! I find that really cool that dragons might not be that imaginary.

very true

hehe - also love your username, especially if it's in reference to James Thurber.

If methane-filled dragons had ever existed, I'm sure the myths would have included them exploding!
As it is, only the best writers about dragons mention this characteristic.

I expect they would eat Lava bread.

Based on some of the people that exist in here I don’t see why dragons existing is anymore fanciful.

You mean it’s easier to believe in dragons than in people who are so outraged by an unexpected ring at their doorbell?

Couldn’t have put it any better!

The famously flightless ostrich.

Reckon people wanted to make it look like dragons were intentionally breathing fire at them... nasty vicious dragons, bad dragons..

Rather than people admitting that the poor innocent dragons would simply fly too close to someones fire and go pop (or bang, size depending) scaring the kiddiewinks ... sweet innocent and unfortunate dragons!

Remember it's the survivors who write the history books...

DS says they are real but they are actually really really tiny, and not big like in the stories, so that's how they avoid being seen. He's five so pretty reliable about these things.

That is also a solid theory.

Throughout history people have embellished and exaggerated the size of the fish they caught, the lions, bears, tigers, dragons they fought, the bulls, pigs and horses they owned...

No one fighting a dragon is going to come home and let anyone know that the dragon was teeny weeny are they!

These are very different to Chinese Dragons- City of London Dragons are more akin to Welsh Dragons. Perhaps distantly related?

Love this Temple Bar London Dragon. Of course they are real!