Dragons come to India: Discovery to show film on mythical animal

Ahmedabad, July 29 (UNI) A film on 'Dragons' that have appeared in myths and legends and fascinated people across cultures, will be released in India on the Discovery channel next week.

Announcing the programme, Discovery Associate Director Rajeev Bakshi said, ''The dragon has appeared since ages in myths and legends of almost every world culture -- the Inuits, the Aztecs and the Chinese. Using stunning computer-generated imagery, we see dragons from the inside out.'' The film 'Dragons: A fantasy made real' shows how dragons would have evolved into a number of different species through the ages and around the globe, and how each dragon species was endowed with physical adaptations and behaviours specialised for its environment.

''In our story, dragons find a mate, raise young, protect their territory, and struggle to survive human encroachment, just as animals have done throughout history,'' he said at a news conference here.

The film also shows dragons coexisting with dinosaurs and how they fight for survival.

The same graphics company which had earlier made creatures for the Discovery Channel's Walking with Dinosaurs, Walking with Prehistoric Beasts and the Harry Potter movies, has done the special effects.

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