The Draco Lizard is a genus of lizards living in Asia that has evolved wings by extending their ribs! This allows these real life dragons to glide ( "fly" ) from tree to tree, being recorded to glide up to 30 metres. Unlike birds, the flying draco lizard doesn't have powered flight, but the surface area of the wings allows this lizard to create enough lift to glide large distances. The flying lizard has evolved this mechanism mainly to avoid predators, but also simply is an energy efficient way of getting around the forest canopy, where it lives.

These lizard also have dewlaps which they extend beneath their "chin" which is used to communicate with other lizards. The draco lizard eats insects, especially ants.

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Jack Randall has extensive experience handling and studying wild animals. Where filming with dangerous animals Made in the Wild works with scientists and wildlife institutions. Do not attempt to handle wild animals without appropriate training and permits.

About Jack Randall:
Jack is a zoologist on an adventure! He has a TV show with National Geographic Wild / Disney+ called "Out There with Jack Randall" and this is his YouTube channel where he tells animal stories. Jack was educated at Oxford University following an apprenticeship with the iconic Steve Irwin (which started when Jack was 14!). Jack’s mission is to show off the world’s most amazing animals. And to do that he must explore the world’s most wild places…

What Are Creature Features?
All creatures have evolved different tricks to survive in the wild places they call their homes! Each animal has an awesome story about how they look, what they eat and even how they move! Creature Features spotlight the stories behind these crazy cool adaptations.

The Science:
With over 1 Million species on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species, animal populations are in decline the world over. This is due to many reasons but what we know for sure is to keep the planet's amazing diversity of wildlife we need to learn as much as possible about where and how these creatures live their lives. Collating all the data we are gathering will help build a picture of which habitats are key to sustaining the largest diversity of life on planet earth.

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