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One thing I hate about dragons Vidarfe Send a noteboard - 15/08/2011 11:21:39 PM
...is when the author divides them into several species.

Dragons are huge creatures, right? That means they have to eat a lot. So by necessity there has to be few of them, otherwise they'd eat every living thing and the ecosystem would collapse. Now, if a species is to survive it most have a population of some size. If not there will be to much inbreeding, which causes genetic diseases, lower fertility, higher infant mortality and a lot of other bad things.

Any given fantacy world can only provide for a limited number of dragons and if that already small population is split into more than one species, sooner or later dragons will become extinct. Yhere's just now way the species can survive so much inbreeding. I don't know why this irks me some much, but it does.
English is not my native language, please don't flame me when I make mistakes.
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How do you like your dragons? imlad - 15/08/2011 01:07:01 AM 1776 Views
smart evil and greedy *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:33:59 AM 374 Views
To quote one of the linked posts... Ghavrel - 15/08/2011 02:48:38 AM 910 Views
Yeah, he's the gold standard. Cannoli - 16/08/2011 03:03:38 AM 956 Views
they suck as dragons LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:07:29 AM 931 Views
In a marinade of Coke and chopped up serrano peppers. Yum! *NM* Vodalus - 15/08/2011 04:17:08 AM 457 Views
they should drink oil... aragornital - 15/08/2011 09:19:36 AM 942 Views
Now that is a smart idea. Tim - 18/08/2011 01:08:05 PM 847 Views
With fava beans and a nice chianti. Stephen - 15/08/2011 12:12:19 PM 826 Views
I like them with very human qualities. rebelaessedai - 15/08/2011 03:53:08 PM 829 Views
Re: I like them with very human qualities. aragornital - 16/08/2011 04:00:52 PM 866 Views
They had to have been using a cat for help with their animation! rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:52:57 PM 787 Views
sneaky geniuses with FOUR legs and two wings. nossy - 15/08/2011 04:36:19 PM 877 Views
that is because a wyvern is not a dragon. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:08:34 AM 858 Views
i love dragons temeraire - 15/08/2011 06:20:19 PM 1047 Views
Totally couldn't have guessed that from your username . *NM* Tim - 18/08/2011 11:30:31 AM 304 Views
Hmm... ? - 15/08/2011 06:21:44 PM 1004 Views
If mynah birds can imitate human speech, why not dragons? Tim - 18/08/2011 01:35:58 PM 900 Views
one of the common ideas for dragons being able to breath fire... LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 07:15:13 PM 956 Views
My favourite dragons.. Maria - 15/08/2011 09:05:49 PM 1079 Views
Asia can imagine dragons without wings LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:09:44 AM 960 Views
i love them all! it's kind of an obsession... wolfsister - 15/08/2011 09:35:47 PM 1003 Views
One thing I hate about dragons Vidarfe - 15/08/2011 11:21:39 PM 1070 Views
Some species tolerate inbreeding better than humans. E.g. snakes. More chromosomes. Tim - 18/08/2011 11:29:45 AM 959 Views
Above all, a Dragon should be Magnificent. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:13:58 AM 954 Views
I don't. Aeryn - 17/08/2011 01:34:26 PM 813 Views
Did you try Hambly's Dragonsbane? rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:53:38 PM 804 Views
No. Aeryn - 17/08/2011 10:16:13 PM 853 Views
Yeah, mine's about 225+ now. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:25:48 PM 903 Views
That's a shame. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:35:24 PM 1018 Views
It isn't quite like that. Aeryn - 17/08/2011 10:19:29 PM 911 Views
ahhh I see what you mean then *NM* LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 02:42:28 AM 337 Views
I highly recommend Temeraire for a fresh take on dragons. Tim - 18/08/2011 01:05:13 PM 1006 Views
Intelligent and with language. Tim - 18/08/2011 12:50:03 PM 900 Views
that last bit is one of the things I like so much about DnD dragons LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 07:27:19 PM 815 Views
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