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Origins of the Dragon | StarTalk


how good could a fantasy possibly be

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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