Instead of “Beware of bears.” the sign outside this park says “Beware of dragons.”
Why? Because in caves around this park, there live Draco Animalvolans, or “Flying Dragon-Beasts”. And unlike bears, who just get into your food, these dragons will steal your car or trailer! So if you see an unusually large bird in the skies, run or drive away!
Here are the Draco Animalvolans statistics and two up-close pictures:
Name: Draco Animalvolans (Flying Dragon-Beast)
Description: Green with gold/tan belly and black stripes and spots. 8 feet long, 6 feet tall
Habitat: deciduous and evergreen forests
Prey: Snakes, deer, cats, small mammals
Predators: Small animals prey on eggs, cats prey on young, adults have no predators.
Life Cycle: Female lays two to three eggs in a nest that is in a tree and guards them while the male hunts, bringing back food for the female. Eggs hatch and female guards them while the male hunts, bringing back food for the female and babies.
4 months later female teaches babies to hunt. Babies grow wings.
Within two months young are sufficient hunters and leave.
When young become young adults, they begin to mate.
Hunting: The dragon finds a clearing and launches. Flying over the forest the dragon can easily find its prey. To kill and eat the prey, the dragon swoops down and grabs the prey, then flies back to the nest with its kill to eat it.
Wings: To fly, dragons flap their wings and tilt them to go forward, backwards and to turn.
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