Smaugust day 25 - Drakkenfell
The boys checking out an old cloudcutter skeleton in a pine forest.
Large dragons tend to have long lifespans, especcially for mesothermic animals. That combined with the frequently solitary nature results in adult dragon corpses being uncommon. A fallen dragon is called a Drakkenfell, and can be compared to whale falls.
The larger the dragon, the harder it is for other animals to move the body - even other dragons, which aren't often good at carrying heavy weight in flight. As a result, their skeletons rarely scatter far. They feed local people and animals for years until they're pecked clean, and then the hollow pneumatized bones become homes for wildlife. A Drakkenfell is hard to miss, and the discovery of a fresh one is a cause for celebration, providing people with a huge supply of dragonhide, feathers, meat, and other materials. It can take centuries for the skeleton itself to be taken by nature, so many Drakkenfells or large dragon bones are often landmarks.