S8 E5: All Hot Air - but no Fire

Earth Rangers

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Education, Nature, Earth Sciences, Science

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🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Join Earth Ranger Emma as she sets off on a myth-busting mission across continents to answer one fiery question: were dragons ever real? From the sheep-stealing dragons of medieval England to the mighty dragon myths of ancient China, Emma’s journey is full of wild stories, fossil finds, and mind-blowing science. Tune in and let’s hunt down the truth behind one of humanity’s oldest legends! ——————————— Are you a card-carrying Earth Rangers member yet? Make sure to sign up for the FREE App today to get your membership card in the mail! Get it here! https://www.earthrangers.com/EN/CA/get-the-app/ And don't forget to use the code "EMMA" in the App to unlock 25 bonus points. ——————————— Earth Rangers is a registered charity and the App is always free to use. For more information visit www.earthrangers.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Once upon a time.
0:05.0	Which is how all true stories start.
0:08.0	In the age of kings and queens, knights and princesses, in the small English village of Uffington, there lived a dragon.
0:19.0	Ah, an extremely real world. There lived a dragon.
0:25.6	Ah, an extremely real animal. Well, of course dragons are extinct now, but during medieval times, dragons were very real.
0:33.6	And this dragon flew over the village breathing fire, snatching up sheep and snacking on them like hot wings.
0:41.3	Om-nom-nom, yum, yum, yum.
0:43.3	Mmm, hot wings are pretty tasty.
0:46.3	I wish I was eating hot wings right now.
0:49.3	Might be a better use of my time.
0:51.3	One fateful day, the dragon spread his wings over the village and looked down at the farms,
0:59.0	only to realize there were no sheep left.
1:04.0	He'd eaten all of them?
1:06.0	Every last one.
1:08.0	Well, okay, this is an important conservation lesson.
1:11.6	In any ecosystem, we need to have balance between predators and prey so that...
1:15.6	So, the dragon decided if he couldn't have sheep, he'd just start eating children instead.
1:22.6	Okay, that's not very nice.
1:24.6	I don't care for that at all.
1:26.6	And the first child he plucked up in his razor sharp claws was none other than the princess.
1:36.2	As the dragon carried her high into the clouds, the princess called out,
1:41.3	Help, help, somebody please, save me.
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