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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 1725 Views
smart evil and greedy *NM* random thoughts - 15/08/2011 02:33:59 AM 361 Views
To quote one of the linked posts... Ghavrel - 15/08/2011 02:48:38 AM 879 Views
Yeah, he's the gold standard. Cannoli - 16/08/2011 03:03:38 AM 923 Views
they suck as dragons LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:07:29 AM 895 Views
In a marinade of Coke and chopped up serrano peppers. Yum! *NM* Vodalus - 15/08/2011 04:17:08 AM 444 Views
they should drink oil... aragornital - 15/08/2011 09:19:36 AM 909 Views
Now that is a smart idea. Tim - 18/08/2011 01:08:05 PM 811 Views
With fava beans and a nice chianti. Stephen - 15/08/2011 12:12:19 PM 792 Views
I like them with very human qualities. rebelaessedai - 15/08/2011 03:53:08 PM 796 Views
Re: I like them with very human qualities. aragornital - 16/08/2011 04:00:52 PM 832 Views
They had to have been using a cat for help with their animation! rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:52:57 PM 751 Views
sneaky geniuses with FOUR legs and two wings. nossy - 15/08/2011 04:36:19 PM 840 Views
that is because a wyvern is not a dragon. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:08:34 AM 824 Views
i love dragons temeraire - 15/08/2011 06:20:19 PM 1016 Views
Totally couldn't have guessed that from your username . *NM* Tim - 18/08/2011 11:30:31 AM 293 Views
Hmm... ? - 15/08/2011 06:21:44 PM 973 Views
If mynah birds can imitate human speech, why not dragons? Tim - 18/08/2011 01:35:58 PM 865 Views
one of the common ideas for dragons being able to breath fire... LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 07:15:13 PM 922 Views
My favourite dragons.. Maria - 15/08/2011 09:05:49 PM 1039 Views
Asia can imagine dragons without wings LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:09:44 AM 926 Views
i love them all! it's kind of an obsession... wolfsister - 15/08/2011 09:35:47 PM 963 Views
One thing I hate about dragons Vidarfe - 15/08/2011 11:21:39 PM 1036 Views
Some species tolerate inbreeding better than humans. E.g. snakes. More chromosomes. Tim - 18/08/2011 11:29:45 AM 925 Views
Above all, a Dragon should be Magnificent. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 02:13:58 AM 920 Views
I don't. Aeryn - 17/08/2011 01:34:26 PM 775 Views
Did you try Hambly's Dragonsbane? rebelaessedai - 17/08/2011 03:53:38 PM 768 Views
No. Aeryn - 17/08/2011 10:16:13 PM 820 Views
Yeah, mine's about 225+ now. rebelaessedai - 18/08/2011 08:25:48 PM 869 Views
That's a shame. LadyLorraine - 17/08/2011 06:35:24 PM 982 Views
It isn't quite like that. Aeryn - 17/08/2011 10:19:29 PM 878 Views
ahhh I see what you mean then *NM* LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 02:42:28 AM 326 Views
I highly recommend Temeraire for a fresh take on dragons. Tim - 18/08/2011 01:05:13 PM 976 Views
Intelligent and with language. Tim - 18/08/2011 12:50:03 PM 870 Views
that last bit is one of the things I like so much about DnD dragons LadyLorraine - 18/08/2011 07:27:19 PM 783 Views
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