After 23 hours, I finally got this done! 😭
A size comparison between Dragons and their closest animal relatives. So, like, kinda how other primates are to us.
(Also don’t judge the animal’s names. I kinda had to make them up on the spot using different definitions of words I looked up lol. The words in the parentheses are their common names).
Starting from left to right at the largest brown one, here’s some info:
The Dragon:
They are the largest, most physically dangerous, and most intelligent out of all the Draco’s.
They are technologically advanced and live in a society. (Which has its own ways to control any criminals, but that’s for another post lol).
They are the only Draco’s left alive that can actually breathe fire.
They are the only Draco’s that walk almost exclusively on only two legs despite having 8 limbs.
They are also the only ones who have (almost) no “fur.”
The extra spikes are believed to have evolved for self defense against other dragons.
They have also evolved to be pretty much totally fire proof as an evolutionary retaliation against other dragons who’d wanna burn them alive.
Although it isn’t seen, they have 3 meter long thumb claws on their wings… which dragons fear more than the fire tbh.
They also come in the widest variety of colors and patterns. Through evolution, they became so overpowered, that color/camouflage became irrelevant.
The Brawgon:
They are the largest Draco that is not a dragon.
They live within the largest jungle/rainforest on their planet, and have a mostly vegetarian diet.
They have the strongest jaws out of all Dracos, including Dragons. They are so strong in order to crush some hard-shelled fruits n stuff.
They are purple and green to help them blend into the leaves and trees of their niche. (The planet’s main color of plant life is purple and green).
They live in small social groups like Gorillas do.
They, like many of the large Draco’s, have an uncanny ability to mimic voices, and can even form simple sentences if they learn what those words mean. Many early Dragon explorers and hunters have come back home with some tales about magical creatures which mimicked their voices, trying to “allure” them into their traps. Later, dragon scientists found out that these stories were true to an extent. They found that Brawgons hid in the deep foliage and mimicked the voices of Dragon conversations.
The Grimmogon:
They live in a wide expanse of desert like the Seringetti.
They also live in small social groups and often hunt their prey like a pride of lions.
They are arguably the most likely to attack if provoked, and are therefore considered to be the most dangerous Draco that is not a Dragon.
Their diet is mostly meat, and will only rarely substitute with fruits and other plants.
They hunt a variety of animals, including the largest, most armored land animals on their planet.
They are considered the most intelligent Draco that is not a Dragon, and have the best ability to mimic voices.
One individual Grimmogon that was in a rehabilitation center learned not just how to mimic words, but how to form simple sentences of their own, using those words. He knew how to ask for snacks by watching a worker’s child ask for them from her father.
When the Grimm was released, he taught random words to his group.
Other studies have even been able to teach some individuals how to draw simple drawings on rocks, and later, dragon researchers have found them drawing on cave walls.
Some consider the Grimmogons to be on the verge of their own Stone Age. They are the Dragon’s absolute closest animal relative anyway.
The Chittarogon:
They live in one of the most secluded places on their planet: some of the highest mountain ranges. Think the Andes Mountains.
They’re one of the more antisocial Draco’s, and social groups don’t usually have more than 5 members at a time due to lack of resources for larger numbers.
They are mostly carnivorous, but will also eat any berries and such that they can find. They are very opportunistic, and will eat just about anything edible, even an old carcass, which many other Draco’s will not eat.
Because they are so secluded and shy, the least is known about them. And since they’re so rare, it is considered very good luck to be able to see one.
The Friggon:
They live in the far southern regions of their planet, where there is a wide forest that constantly sees snow.
They again are mostly carnivorous, and will go on hunts with their small social group.
They are actually really good ground hunters since a lot of their prey are small, burrowing, rabbit-like animals that can easily see them in the air.
Though, they can and will take down migrating larger prey on occasion.
They can go the longest without food compare to any other Draco, but are also very opportunistic, and will eat carcasses too.
Not a whole lot is known about them either since they are also very secluded.
The Mimigon:
They live in the largest jungle/rainforest in the world as well, and can share territory with the Brawgons.
Their common name are “mimics” because they have evolved to resemble a highly venomous, bird-like animal that shares the same environment.
They are considered to be the most antisocial Draco in the world, and often only come together one on one for mating purposes. The male may stick around till the egg hatches, but will often dip after lol. If not, then the female usually chases him off, and she will raise the baby alone for the next 4 or so years.
They live a life mostly by themselves usually, though there is at least one place where they come together in vast numbers: the largest Dragon city in the world, which lies just within the rainforest.
Despite being so shy, they have become so used to the presence of dragons and their city, that many just straight up live there. They know it’s easy pickings for food and shelter since not many other animals would dare enter a dragon city.
They have become a bit of a pest on the outskirts of said city, and the large numbers of the mimics often result in fights amongst themselves. Resident Dragons are very used to the sights and terrible sounds of Mimic fights in the middle of the night.
It’s not the healthiest dynamic, but they have proven rather hard to get rid of.
The Bellowgon:
They live on tropical islands (like Hawaii), and, unlike their mimic cousins, they are very social, and live in large social groups, up to 500 members at the most.
They are known to be rather noisy, and often make a deep bellowing sound as a way to assert dominance, or intimidate predators.
They eat mostly plants and fruits, but will also eat insects and small animals as well.
Individuals can range from a dull blue, to a bright blue. The brighter the blue, the healthier an individual is, and has a better chance at mating.
The Minnagon:
They live in a high, tropical rainforest, and are perhaps the most social of the Draco’s. They live in large groups that can be up to 1,000 members at most.
They are the smallest living Draco’s on the planet, and spend the majority of their lives in trees, only really coming down to drink or use the bathroom.
They are almost entirely vegetarian, but will sometimes eat insect-like invertebrates.
Their habitat mostly stays the same year round, but they still will do mass migrations to different regions of the rainforest in order to try to find better resources.
Other random info (I may add to it later):
I know that it can’t be seen, but they all have 8 limbs. The small arms are just tucked away and against their chests, so they cannot be seen from this angle. You can probably see what I’m talking about on the Dragon.
Although they are all related, the larger ones with the light colored horns are closer relatives of the Dragons, and the darker colored horns are further away.