A video showing a ‘dragon’ flying across a mountain range in
China has left netizens bickering over whether the footage is real or
fake.
Uploaded by YouTuber
ApexTV, the five-minute clip has been viewed almost 200,000 times and
apparently shows the mythical beast flying over an unnamed mountain
range somewhere near the border between China and Laos.
Dragons
are seen as a majestic creature in China’s folklore and the footage has
captivated many, but some viewers have disputed whether the animal is a
dragon or a flying dinosaur.
In the video, a person asks viewers if they think the creature is a “dragon or pterodactyl,” in reference to pterosaurs – flying reptiles believed to have become extinct 66 million years ago. Giphy
YouTube commenter Li Zeng has been convinced the video is fake. “It’s a cell phone device camera, so it’s pan focused and can’t focus on particular object,” they wrote.
Another user, who believes the footage forms part of a conspiracy theory, speculated if the dragon was in fact a drone. “I’ve
read some articles about how scientists and engineers have combined
knowledge and discovered the natural movement and aerodynamics of a bird
so perhaps they have tried to replicate it on a machine,” s6ef4enko wrote.
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