Jeff Lenahan, age 10 of Pocatello, Idaho, for his question:

WHAT IS A FLYING DRAGON?

A flying dragon is the name of the so called flying lizards of southeastern Asia and the East Indies. They do not actually fly, but instead glide by means of folds of skin stretched over extensions of the ribs.

Flying dragons grow to be about eight inches long. They glide from branch to branch, or even tree to tree, in search of insects and other small animals.

In the mating season, the male flying dragon spreads out his brightly colored folds of skin to attract the females. These bright folds are usually orange with black markings.

Flying dragons are actually members of the old World lizard family, Agamidae. They are in genus Draco.