Why do people consider dragons mythical creatures?

Some scholars believe that the idea of dragons arose from people combining the most notable aspects of creatures that humans naturally fear- see the conglomerate that is Chinese dragons above. read more

There are other mentions of creatures and dragons in Christian mythology, but descriptions are varied and many of them refer to actual creatures that the writers of the mythos had no names for at the time. read more

The 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac are: Rat - Ox - Tiger - Rabbit - Dragon - Snake - Horse - Sheep/Ram - Monkey - Rooster - Dog - Pig - Every one of those creatures is a known living creature, except the Dragon, which most people consider to be a mythological creature. read more