Sorry, I thought you said 45m. That makes my analysis even more credible.Varthikes wrote:Correction: Pern dragons are 45 feet maximum (Ramoth), which equals to 14 meters.
GK - I suppose that's feasible, although such a planet would almost have to be a product of terraforming to exist so perfectly; it seems to be shaping an environment to fit the animals, rather than the other way around.
BTW - I'd expect the African analysis to yield an even lower result for supportable dragon population compared to elephants; a flying animal would quite probably require higher caloric intake than an earth-bound animal of equivalent size.