Why is there so many legends of dragons even tough the civilizations them are 100s of miles away?
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They probably existed in some way or another but where glorified through the ages, making them the legends that we know today.
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There does not seem to be any subspecies.  Like dogs, they have a very wide variety, but all forms can cross-breed.  At last known count by the Society to Prevent Misinformation on Dragons, there are currently 213 breeds.  One of these is very small (you could almost put it in your pocket) and almost as clear as glass.  The largest variety is the black dragon, one of which was seen having to fold it's wing tightly as it flew under the Gateway Arc in St. Louis.
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Just like any other mythology and fantasy, there are certain truths to which what we hear in common are real or not. Dragons do not exist, have not existed, and will not exist. They merely were imaginative characterizations of creatures such as dinosaurs. They exist in stories only because of the fact that they resemble something for certain people. That is to say, dragons are mere symbolisms. \n\nThe thing about China and England is that they differ in location and culture, and perhaps much, much more. China's symbolism of the dragon means it portrays fortune, wealth, prosperity and luck. That's why they're usually red. (In Chinese, red symbolizes prosperity). \nIn England, dragons are gray because, there, they symbolize monstrosity or weirdness. English myths and stories used the dragon in the Medieval times as something evil. Something to fear. And so therefore, knights in shining armors had to slay the dragon.\n\nSo, even though Chinese think of the dragon as something good, the British on the other hand think of the dragon as something dangerous. The dragons merely existed in tales and fictional literature; scientifically, there had been no evidence whatsoever of remnants of dragons. ok? get it?
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Many millioms of miles.
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This is only a theory, no amount of evidence has proven it fact. The only way scientists verify it is through fossil records which show the existence of marine creatures and plants existing at one point in the middle of the dry land continents that we see today. Also, scientists believe that the continents were once one huge land mass that came into existence similar to the way Hawaii did (aka. with a lot of volcanic activity).
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The baby dragon in a jar turned out to be a double hoax.\n\nThe original story, reported in several papers a few years ago, was that the dragon was uncovered in a British garage.  The story was that it had been discovered by German scientists in the 1890s and sent to the British Natural History Museum for examination.  The Museum, suspecting a hoax, ordered the specimen destroyed, but the janitor who was supposed to dispose of the specimen intervened and took it home instead.\n\nThe dragon is incredibly detailed, and realistic looking.  It even has the threads of an umbilical cord (which reptiles don't have).\n\nThe reason it's so detailed is that it was actually created quite recently, by Crawley Creatures, the model makers behind BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs television series.  It was commisioned by author Allistair Mitchell (who writes under the pen name P.R. Moredun) as an elaborate means of creating interest in his novel (which at the time had been repeatedly rejected by publishers).\n\nHis book, 'Unearthly History' is a 'thriller for adults and children', and surprisingly enough, features a dragon.\n\nSo it was all a big publicity stunt.  And a fairly successful one too, since it is now being published by Waterstone.
615999
One book I read had dragons portrayed like people. They were in giant houses and had their own political system. Even managed to get enough cloth to wear clothing. I HATED THE BOOK!!!!!!!!
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I'm open to the possibility of animals like dragons existing.  There's just as much reason to believe in them as there is to believe in God.  Until someone can prove they don't exist, I'll believe in them.
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I don't really think that vampires, werewolves, monsters or  dragons exist. They're just creatures invented by people long ago to frighten children. They're the source of all spooky, scary and quite mystical stories. Sure, many people believe they exist, many people think exxactly like me. But I wouldn't mind if one vampire came to me at night. I'd kick him in the head, and then ask for an autograph:))))))
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The dragon is a sign of peace and prosperity in ancient China. A belief of Christianity is to spread peace, so yes get it.
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Reminder: 5n Theory, all continents used to be attached to one another- so in theory this is highly possible- if two of every species has moved from place to place. Also remember, animals have a good sense of unusual events happening, like earthquakes and things, so they might have had the sense to know where to go. Then you might ask about the unicorns, but it is said that they were too stubborn to get on the ship... dragons and pegasuses... I have no idea about.
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Look here.... or you can search again if you meant dragons...\n\nhttp://images.google.com/images?complete=1&q=dracons&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images
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Its a case of get them before they get you isn't it? don't you think? What I mean is any race that has the technical superiority to get to us first would without any doubt be far more advanced so we would probably become extincted or con corded. Any beings that would travel 100s of 1000s of light years to our little planet would want to own it and we wont be able to do a thing about it.
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I don't think dinosaurs got anything to do with it.\n\nThe earliest mention of a "dragon" is actually Assyrian, Tiamat the old earth goddess in her emanation as a sea monster being slain by Marduk the sky god.\nThe theory of a common Asian origin is much more likely to my mind, only that European dragons were not able to fly, they were also called "wyrms", which implies a crawling creature.\n\nEuropean dragons seem to have been creatures of fire and earth  and unfriendly to humans, where Asian ones are associated with wind and water, and are considered bringers of fame and fortune,\nin China the dragon was the symbol of the emperor whereas the phoenix was the symbol of the empress.\n\nMy own theory is that a common idea of a giant magical creature got spread west with the Indo-European language groups from Central Asia where there must have been contacts with Asian cultures, but got mixed with contents from the mythology of the original inhabitants of the Mediterranean region, and transformed into something different, then with the renewed cultural contact in the 17.th century got changed again, so now dragons can fly in Europe as well.
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You probably saw the Animal Planet special "Dragons: A Fantasy Made Real."\n\nThe fire-breathing flying dragons protrayed on the show certainly never existed, but the dragon myth arose to explain dinosaur bones discovered by ancient people. So, in a sense, dragons were real, just not like the ones seen on this show or in any movie with a heroic knight.
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we as humans have pulled apart and studied so many little things about creatures, humans, places. etc.. there is nothing left for the imagination.\n\nAlthough back in the olden times.  people could only go on what they felt and saw.  A lot of stories were made up (folklaw) to explain these happenings the best they could..  Some were written down others passed on though the generations. \nSome made a little nicer for kiddies stories.\n\nAlthough that doesn't mean all folktales are wrong or made up creations of people. \n\nI guess like myself, i believe in dragons.  yes they don't exist on this dimension and in the physical world to ours any more. \nBut they do visit from time to time. \nMuch like a Ghost or a Angel would.
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All the dragons i know are super sweet.They are very calm even when upset.They can be a little wild and need to be brought back down to earth but other than that depending on your sign they're great as far as i know.