Timeline for Would dragons be able to purr?
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| Feb 10, 2021 at 10:24 | vote | accept | Mephistopheles | ||
| Feb 9, 2021 at 22:44 | comment | added | PcMan | Any creature that breathes air, and has muscles, can potentially purr. Biomechanically it is easy, it's just that most creatures don't exactly want to advertise their position. So purrs are rather reserved for apex predators. But I guess Dragons would qualify for that. P.S. Cats are not the only ceatures that purr. Elephants do, too! | |
| Feb 9, 2021 at 19:27 | answer | added | Enthu5ed | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 14, 2021 at 21:46 | comment | added | AlexP | Birds make sounds in a completely different way from mammals. And there are birds which can imitate the sound of a cat purring. | |
| Jan 14, 2021 at 21:05 | comment | added | Dexyan | you forgot cheetas purr, and a dragon could purr, and it could also block the sound from being ruined by actually not letting it go from one point down, by flaps, wich close so the fire has minimall internal damage, if it gets out of control, give it one at a lower point and bam purring dragon, sorry if this isn't a good answer, i am right now going to go to sleep and i am tired | |
| Jan 14, 2021 at 20:57 | history | edited | Mephistopheles | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2021 at 13:50 | history | edited | Mephistopheles | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2021 at 1:26 | comment | added | user6760 | can parrot purr? | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 23:38 | comment | added | Mephistopheles | @GrumpyYoungMan In-universe, they didn't as they were bio-engineered. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 23:33 | comment | added | GrumpyYoungMan | Re: propagation: Low frequency sound propagates extremely well and presumably the dragon has enough rigid internal structure to transmit vibrations through its body as well; shouldn't be a problem. Re: shaking the ground, purring is a vocalization and the dragon is light enough to fly; there's probably not enough mass or energy for that. (Strictly as an aside, the real mystery for me is what the reptilian evolutionary precursors of the dragon were that are also able to purr and why they evolved that capability independently from felines.) | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 23:06 | comment | added | Mephistopheles | @User24712 We don't do that here. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 23:05 | comment | added | user81643 | Topcode had the right idea, put the cat inside the dragon | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:50 | comment | added | Li Jun | maybe add the detailed dragon anatomy in the context there so ppl can see what the problem that make them cant purr. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:41 | comment | added | Mephistopheles | @GrumpyYoungMan I'm worried it won't properly propagate across their body because of all the hollow, air-filled parts. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:37 | comment | added | GrumpyYoungMan | With the correct physiology (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purr#Vocal_folds/laryngeal_muscles), it doesn't seem implausible for a large non-feline creature to purr nor does the question say anything about the dragons that would imply that they couldn't have the appropriate anatomical structure. | |
| S Jan 13, 2021 at 22:36 | history | suggested | Topcode | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
my idea wasnt good enough...
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| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:29 | comment | added | Mephistopheles | @Topcode But I wanted a dragon that could purr so loud, the ground would start shaking. | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:27 | comment | added | Topcode | cat -> dragon. cat purrs -> dragon purrs absolutely flawless idea that makes perfect sense (; | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:26 | comment | added | Mephistopheles | @Topcode What's wrong with you?! | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:24 | comment | added | Topcode | put a cat inside of the dragon | |
| Jan 13, 2021 at 22:12 | history | asked | Mephistopheles | CC BY-SA 4.0 |