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Show Fearsome Creature Maud Rex Allen says: "As known in . Japan, the conception of the dragon is undoubtedly derived from the products prod-ucts of the imagination of the enrlv Chinese, who were especially fond of evolving supernatural forms by combining com-bining parts of various animals. It is essentially a serpent, with horns of n deer, the head of a horse, eyes like that of a red worm, scales like those of a carp, ears like a cow, paws like a tiger and claws like an eagle. It has flamelike appendages on shoulders and hips. On either foot are three, four or five claws the imperial dragon of China has five; that of Japan three." |