What's the point of Griffins?
They are basically just eagels with lion asses.
Well see your first issue here is, well, mythological creatures don't exist. Because you see they're myths..
I think they're cooler than dragons.
They're fucking awesome, especially if you start getting away from eagle lions.
I want a cormorant river otter gryphon
>>2030336
Because it would take a massive eagle to ride but a griffin only has to be about the size of a horse. Plus, eagles are shitty as terrestrial locomotion, whereas a griffin is pretty decent at it. It may not always be advantageous to always travel by air, also, so you have the option to still be swift on the ground.
>>2030336
yeah, except griffins are totally shit compared to eagles, ignoring the fact they're not real.
>>2030686
Wouldn't a Pegazus be ideal? So long as you're not riding into a battle where the talons might come in handy.
There's some really dumb designs out there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_legendary_creatures_by_type
>>2030701
Whatever helps you sleep at night.
>>2031004
>implying your shitty drawing is somehow better than the real thing
>>2030336
Poor man's manticore.
>>2031061
At least it can walk properly on land, unlike your glorified seagull.
>>2031205
Paintings generally can't walk.
>you will never ride ornery yet majestic cat bird into glorious battle that will allow ascension to the great feast halls of Valhalla
>>2030651
>comorant
Nigger, choose a real bird.
>>2031205
>>2031206
>>2032211
Why don't you just admire real birds? This isn't /mythology/.
>>2030336
Because they combine the kings of the land (lions) with the kings of the sky (eagles). They're double royal.
It's a great feeling knowing that your favorite fantasy creature actually existed.
>>2030699
Eagle head has better eyesight.
>>2032216
>/an/ is all about dinosaur and alien threads
>But anon, mythological beat threads are stupid
Fuck you very much and good day, sir.
>>2032230
Fuck aliens, dinosaurs, and mythological creatures.
I have an idea, let's talk about animals and nature.
>>2030699
it's a shame a Pegasus could never really exist
>>2032087
>memebird
Every artist I know at some point has drawn a dinosaur or gryphon with bearded vulture markings.
>>2032249
>fuck dinosaurs
>posts dinosaur.
>>2032498
AGAIN WITH THIS SHIT
>>2032572
It's true though. It's not typical Bugguy bullshitting, but an established fact among palaeontologists and biologists alike: birds(aves) are a group of theropod dinosaurs.
>>2032573
There's still a difference between posting pictures of eagles, and arguing over whether or not a certain long dead dinosaur had feathers or not. Prehistoric dinosaur people on /an/ are the most autistic of them all.
>>2032735
That's not what he did, though. He simply acknowledged that posting birbs is in fact the same as posting dinosaurs. Since the anon he answered to didn't want any dinosaurs at all, it should be relevant.
>>2031004
Why do the eaglet/lion cub things have what looks like normal feathers, but they're just white? Eaglets at that stage in development irl only have a light coat of down.
This drawing is shitty, the artist has little understanding of birds.
>>2031065
No one gives a hot shit about manticores.
>>2032920
Why do griffins and horses hate each other?
>>2032087
Yeah, because a bone eating vulture makes a lot of sense to be mixed with an otter.
>>2032968
Because griffins are known to prey on horses.
>>2033219
>A mythical creature is known to do anything
There is no need for a point, they are just godamn griffins, stick that bitch into your pipe and smoke them up...nothing to care about
Dont know if there's a point, just stick them in your pipe and smoke them uppppp
>>2032087
>implying cormorants aren't more badass anyway
And yes, it swallowed that entire pike afterwards.
>>2030650
>sefeiren
Stupid sexy gryphons.
>>2031065
Back to /mlp/, faggot.
>>2033230
Can someone explain this shit? Does he do this all day?
>>2032906
>>2033296
>mfw LE MAJESTIK GRIFFON MAYMAY
It's like you prefer that your magical creatures DON'T spew deadly acid from all orifices, are you some kind of sissy boys?
There is room for all beasts here, mythical or otherwise.
No need to bicker.
Griffins are just misidentified Protoceratops
>>2030650
>sefeiren
I'd call you a furry but I'm probably just as guilty knowing who he is
>>2030650
Fucking furries. Stop tainting /an/ with your horrible perversions.
>>2032920
neat
>>2030686
Wouldn't the griffin also need to be able, in order to carry the additional weight of a human.
Also, I cant really think of a situation where walking is better than flying.
I guess, my point is, a griffin is probably gonna hunt with his talons, just like an eagle would, his lion legs seem to serve no real purpose, other than supporting his lion ass, which again, is unnecessary
>>2034886
>Also, I cant really think of a situation where walking is better than flying.
Bad weather
Discretion
Conservation of energy
>>2034949
pretty sure flying takes less energy than walking.
That's why brids migrate over longer distances than land bound animals
>>2034949
>>2035233
Hey now, there's different types of flying and body type variations in birds. You can't compare a hummingbird to an albatross in terms of energy.
However, migrating is extremely stressful on bird's bodies that have to rely on flapping so much. It's not easy and many die along the way.Then you have birds like the wandering albatross, which can go hours without flapping it's wings once and it saves a shit ton of energy.
Ask /tg/, they'd probably just want to fuck it though.
>>2033371
>Protoceratops
Did griffins originate in mongolian mythology?
>>2032484
You mean like physically or evolutionary?
like physically speaking, a pegasus is entirely possible. To be airborn it'd need a pretty different skeletal structure than a normal horse to keep itself streamline while in flight, hollow bones. a fuckhuge wingspan, and some tail feathers, but as far a physics biology are concerned, it's feasible. Good luck getting evolution to make it for you, though.
Only problem is there's no way in hell it could get airborn while you ride it. you probably wouldn't even be able to sit on it at all without injuring it horribly.
>>2037343
You could sit on it without injuring it. Birds are pretty durable.
You could grab an eagle and sit on it and it would be fine assuming you aren't a hambeast.
>>2037344
I'm reasonably sure sitting on an eagle will injure it even if you're not a landwhale
>>2037343
pegasus has no muscle insertion for its wings
>>2032251
looks like that nest is built on a decorative toilet bowl
>>2037376
says who? have you dissected one?
>>2033379
Same here.
>>2033221
>>2030699
That's not a Pegasus. It has the wrong type of hooves.
>>2031065
Holy shit
>>2038386
The wings are an addition of d&d, the chimera even got them, dunno why everything must have bat wings in d&d.
>>2037727
Aren't wings just a pair of hands/legs. In that sense it's a bit silly.
Of course in an another world one could have vertebrates with six limbs.
>Not an owlbear
>>2039335
>be quiet it doesn't notice u-
>turns head 180°
