megamoo
Dreamer
I'm writing epic fantasy with magic and dragons and I'm trying to decide what my dragons will look like.
I originally had envisioned many different breeds of dragons but the main one is basically like a horse with wings because they are used by people like horses that can fly.
Looking at pictures and other descriptions of dragons there seem to be two general types. One is the pegasus type, four legs plus wings. And the other is two back legs and the front legs are the wings, which I think of as a bat type.
I'm looking to make the beasts as realistic as possible. I cannot think of a real world creature comparison that has wings and more than two legs, except for insects.
I know could just say its my world and I can have whatever because - magic. But it really feels like a cop-out.
When you think about how an arm or wing attaches to a body there are lots of muscles and tendons etc. and I can't visualize how a double shoulder would work.
Anyone have any ideas of real animals that have wings and distinct front legs?
I originally had envisioned many different breeds of dragons but the main one is basically like a horse with wings because they are used by people like horses that can fly.
Looking at pictures and other descriptions of dragons there seem to be two general types. One is the pegasus type, four legs plus wings. And the other is two back legs and the front legs are the wings, which I think of as a bat type.
I'm looking to make the beasts as realistic as possible. I cannot think of a real world creature comparison that has wings and more than two legs, except for insects.
I know could just say its my world and I can have whatever because - magic. But it really feels like a cop-out.
When you think about how an arm or wing attaches to a body there are lots of muscles and tendons etc. and I can't visualize how a double shoulder would work.
Anyone have any ideas of real animals that have wings and distinct front legs?