how good could a fantasy possibly be unless it’s got dragons the dragon yeah
unless it’s got dragons the dragon yeah
unless it’s got dragons the dragon yeah you need the Dragons and in my home
you need the Dragons and in my home
you need the Dragons and in my home institution the American Museum of
institution the American Museum of
institution the American Museum of Natural History we had an exhibit a few
Natural History we had an exhibit a few
Natural History we had an exhibit a few years ago that was all about mythical
years ago that was all about mythical
years ago that was all about mythical monsters and whether they were the
monsters and whether they were the
monsters and whether they were the imaginations of people who discovered
imaginations of people who discovered
imaginations of people who discovered fossils of extinct dinosaurs Wow yeah so
fossils of extinct dinosaurs Wow yeah so
fossils of extinct dinosaurs Wow yeah so a magic you know you know Triceratops
a magic you know you know Triceratops
a magic you know you know Triceratops imagine that
imagine that
imagine that emerging from the eroding side of a
emerging from the eroding side of a
emerging from the eroding side of a cliff right clearly no animal you’ve
cliff right clearly no animal you’ve
cliff right clearly no animal you’ve seen its extinct yeah but the concept of
seen its extinct yeah but the concept of
seen its extinct yeah but the concept of extinction is a modern idea yeah few
extinction is a modern idea yeah few
extinction is a modern idea yeah few hundred years ago so here’s this thing a
hundred years ago so here’s this thing a
hundred years ago so here’s this thing a candidate it must be some some monster
candidate it must be some some monster
candidate it must be some some monster yeah that we fear in the night and so so
yeah that we fear in the night and so so
yeah that we fear in the night and so so no no I you know I think you love
no no I you know I think you love
no no I you know I think you love dragons because they’re great if they’re
dragons because they’re great if they’re
dragons because they’re great if they’re your friend but if they’re not they’re a
your friend but if they’re not they’re a
your friend but if they’re not they’re a super predator that’s another theory
super predator that’s another theory
super predator that’s another theory actually about where we have this idea
actually about where we have this idea
actually about where we have this idea of dragons from that’s even more ancient
of dragons from that’s even more ancient
of dragons from that’s even more ancient than the idea of people discovering
than the idea of people discovering
than the idea of people discovering fossils this idea that it might date
fossils this idea that it might date
fossils this idea that it might date back to when we were very frightened of
back to when we were very frightened of
back to when we were very frightened of apex predators and anthropologist called
apex predators and anthropologist called
apex predators and anthropologist called David E Jones he puts forward this
David E Jones he puts forward this
David E Jones he puts forward this theory he studied vervet monkeys in
theory he studied vervet monkeys in
theory he studied vervet monkeys in Africa and he noticed that they are
Africa and he noticed that they are
Africa and he noticed that they are particularly anxious about three
particularly anxious about three
particularly anxious about three predators lions Eagles and snakes and so
predators lions Eagles and snakes and so
predators lions Eagles and snakes and so they have a particular cry that they
they have a particular cry that they
they have a particular cry that they make when they see any of these three
make when they see any of these three
make when they see any of these three creatures really and if you sort of
creatures really and if you sort of
creatures really and if you sort of merge those three creatures together you
merge those three creatures together you
merge those three creatures together you sort of get something that resembles a
sort of get something that resembles a
sort of get something that resembles a dragon so he again is sort of used this
dragon so he again is sort of used this
dragon so he again is sort of used this to get you like this is this the cry
to get you like this is this the cry
to get you like this is this the cry [Music]
so when you think about if you have
so when you think about if you have something as ferocious as a lion that
something as ferocious as a lion that
something as ferocious as a lion that has the the body type of a serpent such
has the the body type of a serpent such
has the the body type of a serpent such as the snake but it can fly as a flying
as the snake but it can fly as a flying
as the snake but it can fly as a flying predator such as an eagle yeah I’ll give
predator such as an eagle yeah I’ll give
predator such as an eagle yeah I’ll give him that so every time yes he has this
him that so every time yes he has this
him that so every time yes he has this idea that we would have this sort of
idea that we would have this sort of
idea that we would have this sort of passed down through millions of
passed down through millions of
passed down through millions of generations we were to revolve this fear
generations we were to revolve this fear
generations we were to revolve this fear that’s so great that we’ve created this
that’s so great that we’ve created this
that’s so great that we’ve created this primal amalgamation yes where does the
primal amalgamation yes where does the
primal amalgamation yes where does the puff I mean we’re all scared of I mean
puff I mean we’re all scared of I mean
puff I mean we’re all scared of I mean we would be scared of fire but that’s a
we would be scared of fire but that’s a
we would be scared of fire but that’s a headed that after I say we want to make
headed that after I say we want to make
headed that after I say we want to make it even more for us right
it even more for us right
it even more for us right [Music]
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