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10 months ago
Recently I’ve been thinking about dragons a lot, probably thanks to a wonderful commission I recently got from thatweirdguyjosh. If you haven’t seen it yet, check it out here, it’s really great: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/59094455/
I’ve been wanting to make a dragon related drawing or story or something for a while, but so far I haven’t been able to produce anything other than some terrible sketches and some half-baked story outlines. Well, this morning while laying in bed not wanting to get up, I found my mind wondering, and I came up with a few bizarre ideas related to dragon biology that seemed interesting at the time and so I quickly wrote them down before I forgot them. What I ended up writing isn’t enough for a story, but I kind of like it and since I don’t want it to go to waste, I thought I’d post it here in a journal. I might integrate it all into a story one day, but until then, enjoy these two little write ups about dragon egg laying, and why dragons have breasts. Bizarre, I know, but hey, it’s in line with my brand of weirdness.
Female dragons do not menstruate as a human female might. Instead, she will grow a clutch of eggs in her womb over the course of a month. The exact number of eggs varies, and it largely depends on the age and breed of dragon. Clutch sizes have been reported from as little as one, to as many as thirty. Broodmother type dragons especially are known to always have a massive clutch. Once all of the eggs are finished being produced, the female will carry them around inside her for up to a week. During this time, her belly may appear to be the equivalent of what you might expect a pregnant female human to look like just days before giving birth. Of course, the eggs inside her are completely unfertilized. Eventually, she will lay the eggs, and move on with her life, until the next month when the cycle begins again. These abandoned, unfertilized eggs, while prized by many, are not nearly as valuable as ones with an actual baby dragon inside.
If, however, a female dragon is mated during the peak of her egg development cycle, the eggs inside her womb will become fertilized. If this happens, the female dragon's material instincts will automatically kick in, and she will prepare a nest in which to lay, and then incubate her eggs. Once they are laid, she will stay with her eggs until they hatch, which can usually take around two to three months. During that time, the female dragon's body will actually keep producing new, unfertilized eggs, which she will often eat as a form of nourishment. You might think that her own unfertilized eggs might seem like a poor choice of meal for a hungry dragon, and you’d be correct. However, a nesting dragon will never leave her fertilized eggs unattended unless in the most of dire circumstances and as a result, she will be unable to hunt for fresh meat to eat until her spawn hatches. No matter how hungry she gets, or how much she loathes the taste of eggs, she will stay and guard her nest in much the same way a Treasure Dragon would protect its plunder hoard.
Despite still being a formidable dragon, there are many dangers she must be on the lookout for during this time, as the toll of constantly guarding her eggs, and her limited nutrition, puts her in a difficult position. Not only must she watch out for any that may wish to steal her eggs, such as oviraptors who wish to eat them, or humans who wish to sell them, but she must also be warry of any drakes that approach her during this time, looking to take advantage of her temporary weakened and vulnerable position. If she is mated and fertilized again while already caring for an unhatched clutch, that could cause significant issues, to say the least.
You may be wondering why female dragons have breasts? They might seem unnecessary at best, or even a hindrance at worst, and in both cases, you'd be correct. Dragons are reptiles, and as such, they do not produce milk, nor nurse their young. Additionally, the heavy weight of the breasts, and their position between a dragon's two front legs, will often times throw off a female dragon's center of balance, which can cause issues during movement, especially while flying. Then, why have them at all? Well, simply put, scientists still aren't completely sure. But they do have some theories.
Dragons, like all creatures, are the way they are due to the result of centuries of evolution. Therefore, we can surmise that large, omnipresent, human-like breasts must have given prehistoric female dragons some sort of evolutionary edge. Ever since the dawn of time, humans and dragons have been in conflict with one another, with dragons eating humans, and humans hunting and slaying them in return. It is theorized, that some female dragons in pre-history may have developed benign pockets of fat on their "chests" through random mutation that, just by coincidence, resembled human breasts. Scientists believe that human breasts look the way they do today partially thanks to them appearing sexually attractive to human males, and so, while crude, the same may apply to female dragons as well. Perhaps, while hunting dragons, prehistoric human males may have chosen to spare female dragons with "breasts” due to them seeming more attractive. Those surviving dragons would then go on to pass down their genes, further spreading the dragon breast mutation until today, where every female dragon has prominent, large breasts.
How they managed to also develop nipples on those breasts, despite not needing them since they don’t actually produce milk, is just as much of a mystery to scientists, but the same theory as before may also apply. No matter the time period, the tendency for human males to appreciate the appearance of breasts should never be underestimated.
I’ve been wanting to make a dragon related drawing or story or something for a while, but so far I haven’t been able to produce anything other than some terrible sketches and some half-baked story outlines. Well, this morning while laying in bed not wanting to get up, I found my mind wondering, and I came up with a few bizarre ideas related to dragon biology that seemed interesting at the time and so I quickly wrote them down before I forgot them. What I ended up writing isn’t enough for a story, but I kind of like it and since I don’t want it to go to waste, I thought I’d post it here in a journal. I might integrate it all into a story one day, but until then, enjoy these two little write ups about dragon egg laying, and why dragons have breasts. Bizarre, I know, but hey, it’s in line with my brand of weirdness.
Female dragons do not menstruate as a human female might. Instead, she will grow a clutch of eggs in her womb over the course of a month. The exact number of eggs varies, and it largely depends on the age and breed of dragon. Clutch sizes have been reported from as little as one, to as many as thirty. Broodmother type dragons especially are known to always have a massive clutch. Once all of the eggs are finished being produced, the female will carry them around inside her for up to a week. During this time, her belly may appear to be the equivalent of what you might expect a pregnant female human to look like just days before giving birth. Of course, the eggs inside her are completely unfertilized. Eventually, she will lay the eggs, and move on with her life, until the next month when the cycle begins again. These abandoned, unfertilized eggs, while prized by many, are not nearly as valuable as ones with an actual baby dragon inside.
If, however, a female dragon is mated during the peak of her egg development cycle, the eggs inside her womb will become fertilized. If this happens, the female dragon's material instincts will automatically kick in, and she will prepare a nest in which to lay, and then incubate her eggs. Once they are laid, she will stay with her eggs until they hatch, which can usually take around two to three months. During that time, the female dragon's body will actually keep producing new, unfertilized eggs, which she will often eat as a form of nourishment. You might think that her own unfertilized eggs might seem like a poor choice of meal for a hungry dragon, and you’d be correct. However, a nesting dragon will never leave her fertilized eggs unattended unless in the most of dire circumstances and as a result, she will be unable to hunt for fresh meat to eat until her spawn hatches. No matter how hungry she gets, or how much she loathes the taste of eggs, she will stay and guard her nest in much the same way a Treasure Dragon would protect its plunder hoard.
Despite still being a formidable dragon, there are many dangers she must be on the lookout for during this time, as the toll of constantly guarding her eggs, and her limited nutrition, puts her in a difficult position. Not only must she watch out for any that may wish to steal her eggs, such as oviraptors who wish to eat them, or humans who wish to sell them, but she must also be warry of any drakes that approach her during this time, looking to take advantage of her temporary weakened and vulnerable position. If she is mated and fertilized again while already caring for an unhatched clutch, that could cause significant issues, to say the least.
You may be wondering why female dragons have breasts? They might seem unnecessary at best, or even a hindrance at worst, and in both cases, you'd be correct. Dragons are reptiles, and as such, they do not produce milk, nor nurse their young. Additionally, the heavy weight of the breasts, and their position between a dragon's two front legs, will often times throw off a female dragon's center of balance, which can cause issues during movement, especially while flying. Then, why have them at all? Well, simply put, scientists still aren't completely sure. But they do have some theories.
Dragons, like all creatures, are the way they are due to the result of centuries of evolution. Therefore, we can surmise that large, omnipresent, human-like breasts must have given prehistoric female dragons some sort of evolutionary edge. Ever since the dawn of time, humans and dragons have been in conflict with one another, with dragons eating humans, and humans hunting and slaying them in return. It is theorized, that some female dragons in pre-history may have developed benign pockets of fat on their "chests" through random mutation that, just by coincidence, resembled human breasts. Scientists believe that human breasts look the way they do today partially thanks to them appearing sexually attractive to human males, and so, while crude, the same may apply to female dragons as well. Perhaps, while hunting dragons, prehistoric human males may have chosen to spare female dragons with "breasts” due to them seeming more attractive. Those surviving dragons would then go on to pass down their genes, further spreading the dragon breast mutation until today, where every female dragon has prominent, large breasts.
How they managed to also develop nipples on those breasts, despite not needing them since they don’t actually produce milk, is just as much of a mystery to scientists, but the same theory as before may also apply. No matter the time period, the tendency for human males to appreciate the appearance of breasts should never be underestimated.
