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Reptile expert sizes up the ‘Game of Thrones’ dragons
How big could the Game of Thrones dragons really get? How would they breathe fire? A reptile expert answers your dragon questions.
As Game of Thrones returns for its final season, herpetologist Rachel Keeffe has answers to your pressing dragon-related questions.
If Daenerys’ dragons are as big as 747s, could they actually get off the ground? If dragons are cold-blooded, could they really go north of the wall? Could a herpetologist address highly fictional dragon scenarios using real science?
Keeffe studies reptiles and amphibians at the Florida Museum of Natural History and the biology department at the University of Florida. She is the coauthor and illustrator for a forthcoming book, “The Anthropology of Dragons: A Global Perspective.”
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