What did Sea dragons look like?

They have a small head with a long, thin pipe-like snout and a tail that is about half their total length. Elaborate leaf-like appendages protrude from the head, body, and tail. They have transparent dorsal and pectoral fins that are small and have a very fine appearance but they have lost their caudal and pelvic fins.
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Are sea dragons still alive?

There are only 3 species of sea dragons, and they all live off the coast of Australia. They are the kings and queens of camouflage! Weedysea dragons and leafy sea dragons have a spectacular array of fins that look just like the seaweeds and grasses that they live in.
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Are sea dragons extinct?

Scientists consider this species to be near threatened with extinction. Without continued careful management of the human activities that affect leafy seadragon populations, the species could become more seriously at risk of being lost.
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What does a sea dragon look like in real life?

Adult common seadragons are a reddish colour, with yellow and purple markings; they have small leaf-like appendages that resemble kelp fronds providing camouflage and a number of short spines for protection. Males have narrower bodies and are darker than females.
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Is a sea dragon a real animal?

The sea dragon, or seadragon, is a small fish found in shallow coastal waters of Tasmania and southern and western Australia. The animals resemble seahorses in terms of size and body shape, but feature small, leaf-like fins that camouflage them from predators.
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What eats a sea dragon?

Sea dragons do not have any predators. Their combination of excellent camouflage, tough jointed plates and sharp dorsal spines offer adequate protection.
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What is a sea dragon worth?

How much is Sea Dragon worth? The current Sea Dragon value is estimated to be around 5,500,000,000 diamonds.
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Do dragons exist?

Dragons don't exist (as far as we know), but some of their individual characteristics can be found throughout the animal kingdom. It would have taken quite a few turns for natural selection to have produced dragons, but if you're willing to stretch a bit, most classic dragon characteristics do exist in other species.
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Are there any real dragons?

King of the lizards

Komodo dragons are living, breathing dragons, even if they don't breathe fire. But that doesn't mean they aren't really cool—and fierce—reptiles. Komodo dragons are the largest of lizards, and there are 3,000 kinds of those! They live on only five islands in southeastern Indonesia.
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Has a dragon been found?

Fossilized remains from a giant flying reptile, dubbed by scientists The Dragon of Death, have been discovered in Argentina. The newly discovered species was the size of a bus and hunted prey from Earth's skies around 86 million years ago.
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Can you have a sea dragon as a pet?

Seadragons are not suitable pets for hobby collectors because they are very difficult to feed and maintain. Pang is totally dedicated to the care of his seadragons, so much so that he goes diving almost every day to net live shrimp for them to eat.
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Is a seahorse a dragon?

Seahorses and sea dragons belong to the order Syngnathiformes and family Syngnathidae. As such, these two types of bony fishes share many similar characteristics. Seahorses belong to the genus Hippocampus, while their close relatives, the two species of sea dragons, belong to the genera Phycodurus and Phyllopteryx.
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How big is a sea dragon Leviathan?

The Sea Dragon is the second largest aggressive Leviathan and the fifth-biggest overall. When fully grown it can reach a length of 112 meters, allowing it to deal with any threat including the player and their vehicles. The Sea Dragon is one of the biggest Leviathans, but not among the top three.
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What's the biggest sea dragon?

Of the three known extant species of seadragon, the common, aka weedy, seadragon (Phyllopteryx taeniolatus) grows to the largest size, with a maximum length from snout to tail tip of 45 centimetres (1 foot 5.7 inches).
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How many sea dragons are there?

There are three types of sea dragons: the weedy sea dragon (also known as the common sea dragon), the leafy sea dragon, and the ruby sea dragon.
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How long do sea dragons last?

In captivity, seadragons are known to have lived for up to nine years. This is considerably longer than their relatives, the seahorses, which usually live up to five years.
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Did fire-breathing dragons exist?

After all, a flying, fire-breathing reptile could never exist in real life, right? It's true no fire-breathing dragons have ever been discovered, yet flying lizard-like creatures exist in the fossil record. Some may be found in the wild today.
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Where do real dragons live?

Komodo Island, Indonesia

There is a place in the world where real dragons still exist. In the designated UNESCO Komodo National Park on Komodo Island, one of 17,500 odd islands of Indonesia, you can get up close and personal with the world's largest lizard, the Komodo Dragon, on a guided tour.
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How did dragons go extinct?

It is a well-known fact that, up until a few hundred years ago, dragons roamed England terrorising villages with their fiery breath and capturing maidens So why are they now extinct? Experts think that the main reason is the rise of football.
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What dragons look like?

A dragon is usually represented as a huge, bat-winged, fire-breathing, scaly lizard or snake with a barbed tail. The belief in these creatures apparently arose without the slightest knowledge on the part of the ancients of dinosaurs, which have some remblance to dragons.
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Who created dragons?

Scholars say that belief in dragons probably evolved independently in both Europe and China, and perhaps in the Americas and Australia as well.
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Where can we find dragons?

No real fire-breathing dragons live in swamps, dark caverns, mountain lairs, or even dense forests. Instead, we have to enjoy them in their natural habitat: our minds. They exist there thanks to hundreds of years of legends, myths, and stories.
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How much is a rainbow unicorn worth?

How much is Rainbow Unicorn worth? The current Rainbow Unicorn value is estimated to be around 4,000,000,000 diamonds.
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Can you own a blue sea dragon?

Many people want to add them to their aquariums, leading to an increase in their appearance in the exotic pet trade. However, keeping the Blue Glaucus as a pet is impractical because of its diet. Obtaining the number of Portuguese man o' War they need is impossible, and those kept as pets often starve to death.
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How much is Fairy Queen Worth?

The current Fairy Queen value is estimated to be around 7,500,000,000 diamonds.
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