“Mammals (from Latin mamma, 'breast') are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (/m??me?li?/), and characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or hair, and three middle ear bones.”
I’m gonna need a pregnant female Tundra and a fresh severed head.
Incidentally, some early dinosaurs had simple filamentary feathers that could have, if distributed thickly enough, looked a bit like fur.
“Mammals (from Latin mamma, 'breast') are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (/m??me?li?/), and characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or hair, and three middle ear bones.”
I’m gonna need a pregnant female Tundra and a fresh severed head.
Incidentally, some early dinosaurs had simple filamentary feathers that could have, if distributed thickly enough, looked a bit like fur.
Coffee Pot
Trinkets
Some dragons just can't start their day without a cup of hot coffee.
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May be grumpy before coffee. And after coffee. (FR+8)
Some mammals lay eggs, and those dont exactly have huge mammary gland either. However I would say they are not mammals simply based off the fact that they have six limbs instead of four, so they would have to come from a very different ancestry than most mammal (since their body plan always includes only 4 limbs).
If you're interested in learning why having six limbs would desqualify them as mammals, I recommend "Trey the explainer" video on "Science of dragons" on Youtube!
Some mammals lay eggs, and those dont exactly have huge mammary gland either. However I would say they are not mammals simply based off the fact that they have six limbs instead of four, so they would have to come from a very different ancestry than most mammal (since their body plan always includes only 4 limbs).
If you're interested in learning why having six limbs would desqualify them as mammals, I recommend "Trey the explainer" video on "Science of dragons" on Youtube!
neither.
things bamfed into existence by the gods and life force is magic are a whole different category. i'd say they are something like half-elementals. partially biological elementals. biology is really weird resultingly.
neither.
things bamfed into existence by the gods and life force is magic are a whole different category. i'd say they are something like half-elementals. partially biological elementals. biology is really weird resultingly.
is very likely to take your posts literally - has difficulty discerning if tone is joking
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All dragons are their own category, dragons. They live in all sorts of climates and are very active, so I would not consider them reptiles at all.
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Exactly. "Mammals" (Mammalia) and reptiles (Reptilia) are completely unique taxonomical groupings. Furry filaments do not categorise you as mammals and scales don't categorise you as reptiles. Dragons are neither reptiles OR mammals, they're dragons. They could be in a class (Draco) or a superorder (Draconiformes), but they're practically completely unrelated to creatures such as
[item=parda][item=anomalous skink][item=noggle] because dragons have 6 limbs instead of 4.
You know what some reptiles have? Feathers. And furry filaments. Birds are dinosaurs and reptiles, warmblooded reptiles which is why they have feathers in the first place, to keep the warmth in. Pterosaurs? Also reptiles. Pterosaurs were most likely covered in furry-like filaments.
You know what this is?
[img]https://i.imgur.com/MptwhKF.png[/img]
A reptile. A pterosaur called Anurognathus and this is extremely realistic art of one.
All dragons are their own category, dragons. They live in all sorts of climates and are very active, so I would not consider them reptiles at all.
Exactly. "Mammals" (Mammalia) and reptiles (Reptilia) are completely unique taxonomical groupings. Furry filaments do not categorise you as mammals and scales don't categorise you as reptiles. Dragons are neither reptiles OR mammals, they're dragons. They could be in a class (Draco) or a superorder (Draconiformes), but they're practically completely unrelated to creatures such as
Parda
Familiar
These evolutionary oddities lay eggs but nurse their young. They also chirp!
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Anomalous Skink
Familiar
Two heads are better than one, except when they're connected to two stomachs. Food fight!
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Noggle
Familiar
Rumored to live in the sewers below the hewn city, noggles are said to grow to astonishing sizes. Dragons beware.
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because dragons have 6 limbs instead of 4.
You know what some reptiles have? Feathers. And furry filaments. Birds are dinosaurs and reptiles, warmblooded reptiles which is why they have feathers in the first place, to keep the warmth in. Pterosaurs? Also reptiles. Pterosaurs were most likely covered in furry-like filaments.
You know what this is?
A reptile. A pterosaur called Anurognathus and this is extremely realistic art of one.
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[quote name="Kamikire" date="2021-09-17 17:51:32" ]
Being a mammal requires mammary glands. That's what "mammal" means. So I'm pretty sure none of the dragon breeds are mammals.
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you think they'd give something mammaries on a pg-13 site?
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What we should really be asking is why the miths have mammaries and if this makes [i]them[/i] mammals or bugs
[s]and also why the two from the coloring contest are [i]still[/i] missing their highlights years after the fact[/s]
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