Choosing the proper size tank for your bearded dragon helps her to feel comfortable and less stressed, especially in those first few weeks when you bring her home and she is adjusting to a whole new environment. A good size tank prevents glass surfing as well, which is often caused by dragons feeling too caged in.
Other substrates are available for bearded dragons as well. These are often made up of some kind of wood chips, calcium powder, coconut fiber, or some kind of edible material. We highly recommend consulting with your vet if you are interested in using this kind of substrate. While the ones made of edible or calcium-infused materials are dangerous, some of the wood options may work well for you depending on your situation.
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House of the Dragon, however, will paint a different picture. Building to the Targaryen Civil War known as the Dance of the Dragons, this is a time period where it's believed there are more Targaryens in Westeros than ever before, and with that comes a lot more dragons too. Not only can House of the Dragon show what so many dragons at the same time looks like and flesh out the species, but it can change ideas of how big and how powerful Dany's were, while also showing off elements that Game of Thrones wasn't able to. By the time of the Dance of the Dragons, there are around 20 dragons in action; while Balerion, the largest dragon ever known, is dead by this point (though could still be shown in flashbacks to King Viserys I Targaryen's youth, albeit it's a long shot), there are others somewhat comparable.
These include Vhagar, who was part of Aegon's Conquest (ridden by Queen Visenya) and is around 180-years-old during the Dance of the Dragons, where she is almost as big as Balerion and more than twice as large as many younger dragons. While the show had Drogon grow to the size of a 747, if House of the Dragon is even somewhat accurate to the size of the dragons, then even he should look smaller by comparison, and Rhaegal and Viserion much more so. They were all effectively still children, and so should be a fair bit smaller than the fully grown (in some cases, over a century old) dragons around the timeline of House of the Dragon. Other dragons, such as Daemon Targaryen's Caraxes and Lucerys Velaryon's Arrax, are notably smaller than Vhagar, and yet still impressive in size, and would likely be bigger than at least Dany's two smaller dragons.
The Dance of the Dragons itself is an opportunity to show just what dragons are capable of. While Game of Thrones showed some of this, such as Daenerys' destruction of King's Landing or the Battle of Meereen, there's even greater firepower to be put on display. Perhaps most notably, there will be a lot of dragon vs. dragon action, giving a much greater look at how they fight when up against an opponent of (almost) equal size and power. Game of Thrones only briefly had Drogon and Rhaegal face off with the undead Viserion, and even then it was in the darkness of the Battle of Winterfell. The Dance of the Dragons can fully show just what dragons - ones who are fully matured and trained for battle - are capable of, in all their devastating might.
The flip-side of this, though, is that it can also better explain what happened to dragons, with many being killed either during the Dance of the Dragons or in the fallout from it (in particular those who were kept in the Dragonpit). House of the Dragon can show House Targaryens and their dragons at their very best, but will also show the death and decline that leads to Daenerys and her dragons. It will add greater context to that journey, but should also include dragons even bigger and more powerful than those seen on Game of Thrones.
Two adult female bearded dragons have been known to get along well enough, but they will have dominance disputes . This means that you will get to see beard flaring, head bobbing, and arm-waving. The submissive one will typically get last rights to basking spots and food, and will be more prone to illness due to stress (We experienced this with our females). Using an extra-large enclosure is best practice for this scenario. But if they start to attack one another, they must be separated!
In addition, Komodo dragon saliva contains potentially harmful bacteria that are thought to help weaken prey that are too large for a single dragon to overpower. Some recent research suggests that Komodo dragons might also be venomous due to some of the properties of components in their saliva. Whether they are venomous or not is subject to interpretation at this time; it is too early to make this conclusion until more research is done.
On the smaller islands of Gili Motang and Gili Dasami, within Komodo National Park, the Komodo dragons were discovered to be notably smaller than those found on the nearby islands of Rinca and Flores. Genetically these dragons were found to be related to those on neighboring islands, so what could account for the discrepancy is size? Gili Motang, for example, is not as high in elevation as Rinca and Komodo, lacks a cloud forest at its peak, and has a much drier climate than does neighboring Rinca and Flores. In fact, fresh water has not been observed on Gili Motang.
Furthermore, the density and number of Timor deer was found to be much lower as well on both of these islands. It is believed that the dragons on these islands are merely adapting to a reduced food supply by decreasing body size in response to a decreased availability of food. The Komodo dragons on these islands are quite wary, and it is thought that cannibalism is a greater threat to young dragons here than on the larger islands.
Before we started this project, many basic pieces of information that are needed to manage and conserve Komodo dragons were unknown, including how many Komodo dragons live on each island, how different the populations are among the islands, and if the dragons move much among islands. Over the years we have been able to provide answers to some of these questions. For example, we now know that despite living across several islands, dragons only occasionally swim to other islands and thus seem to be homebodies.
Clearly, this is not a normal distribution. But what happens when you generate exponential data using a sample size of 5, calculate the means, and then create a histogram of the means? How about sample size 10, 20 and 30?
Although it might not be frequently discussed by name outside of statistical circles, the Central Limit Theorem is an important concept. With demonstrations from dice to dragons to failure rates, you can see how as the sample size increases the distribution curve will get closer to normal.
Caraxes might not be the biggest dragon in the gang, but he's longer than most of the others thanks to his snakelike neck. He's also got bright red scales, which gives him a very distinct look. He was originally owned by Aemon Targaryen, the son of King Jaehaerys I Targaryen, before the prince's death at the hands of Myrish pirates.
Thankfully, Otto and the soldiers get some dragon backup of their own with Syrax, a yellow dragon of a similar size to Caraxes. She's a much younger dragon compared to the likes of Vhagar and Caraxes, but she's no less vicious. It's one of the reasons that Daemon backs down when he's confronted on the bridge to Dragonstone. Although that might also be to do with who was riding Syrax.
Vermax is much younger than most of the other dragons in the series and doesn't tower over people like Vhagar, Caraxes, and Syrax. He first shows up in episode six, as the dragonkeepers lead him out to Rhaenyra and Alicent's children. Vermax also has a distinct look, with green scales and a red spine, but he's not taken to the skies just yet.
I'm back with another fantasy trope that I am attempting to make more realistic, this time a personal and just all around favorite... Dragons. I believe it's common knowledge at this point that in reality, Dragons would not be able to fly with their current wingspan as in most depictions (And possibly all), and so, I have tried to calculate what an appropriate wingspan would be for Dragons. Now first off, Dragons like Larkons which are the size of birds are probably fine. The ones I'm focusing on are medium dragons (Human size) and Large dragons (Think GoT)
Now, for Medium dragons, I took the weight of a 6-foot crocodile, which weighs about 2000 pounds (In reality, it's 2400, but I'm removing 400 for physical differences as well as having a little wiggle room with us being gods of our stories and being able to play around a bit.) Using this equation to calculate wingspan, Wingspan = Weight^.03326; X 2.43, I have determined that a Dragon of this size would have a wingspan of 30 feet, while a Large Dragon weighing 12,000 pounds (Weight of a T-rex) would need a wingspan of 55 feet. So dragons would look a little more like butterflies, where most of them are just wings with their 'little' body in the middle. And these are without including the weight of the wings themselves, and how easy it would be for a dragon to take off with wings that big.
I put this here so one, people can check my math and tell me if and why I'm wrong and give me something more accurate for me to use, and two, so we can all talk about how these dragons would work in fantasy because the science behind dragons is quite fascinating. Also, if anyone can, could some draw a dragon with the proportional wingsspan so people an have a visual reference?
What? I'm talking about dragon! Though addmitedly, I have only one post in this topic. I actually have a full YouTube video about dragons - mainly about their varying intaligence level - but it's in Hebrew. Sorry.
Back on the topic, apparently I don't have much to say about it, especially since I know practically nothing about why it's supposedly impossible for them to fly. I already wrote about the book that tried to explain dragons' flight physical possibility, and I believe it was about using lighter-than-air gas. Again, maybe you should check that out. This is the Wikipedia article about this book. 2ff7e9595c
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