Little Dragons

As it turns out, dragons do exist. Well, these little guys technically aren’t dragons, but they are flying lizards, which seems pretty close. The tiny lizards are known as “Draco volans,” and over the course of thousands of years, they developed an amazing way to evade predators: Flight.

Their small, wing-like appendages allow them to soar from tree to tree in order to escape from predators, find insects, and attract potential mates. Ultimately, they have the ability to soar more than 30 feet (about 9 meters) in one go.

Their wings are rather different than your average bird’s wings, as they are actually a set of elongated ribs, which they can extend and retract on command.