Wire Dragon - Binghamton, NY
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ripraff
N 42° 04.450 W 075° 54.244
18T E 425213 N 4658406
This dragon is in the Story Garden, the outside part of The Discovery Center, a children's museum. This one has wings so it is the western dragon. The dragon has legs so it is of the Medieval era. It has only one head, not three like some Russian.
Waymark Code: WMT49B
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/23/2016
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"A dragon is a legendary creature, typically scaled or fire-spewing and with serpentine, reptilian or avian traits, that features in the myths of many cultures around world. The two most well-known cultural traditions of dragon are
The European dragon, derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Balkans and Western Asian mythologies. Most are depicted as reptilian creatures with animal-level intelligence, and are uniquely six-limbed (four legs and a separate set of wings).
The Chinese dragon, with counterparts in Japan (namely the Japanese dragon), Korea and other East Asian and South Asian countries. Most are depicted as serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence, and are quadrupeds (four legs and wingless)...A dragon is a mythological representation of a reptile. In antiquity, dragons were mostly envisaged as serpents, but since the Middle Ages, it has become common to depict them with legs, resembling a lizard."
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"The mission of The Discovery Center of the Southern Tier is to develop the intellectual, physical and emotional well-being of the children of the Southern Tier through participatory exhibits and programs."