A worldbuilding resource for speculative fiction writers of any kind, with a focus on fantasy fiction. Read the articles below to learn more about various zoology topics and how they can be used in creature design!
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The Square-Cube Law and Giant Fliers: Part One
Today, we’re going to start our biology lesson with a little bit of geometry. The square-cube law is one of those deceptively simple fundamentals that can be easy to miss but becomes almost obvious in hindsight. According to Wikipedia, it can be described thus: When an object undergoes a proportional increase in size, its new…
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Cousins and Clades (and Dragons): Taxonomy in Fantasy
Let’s start our journey into fantastical science by talking a little bit about the study of taxonomy, and how it fits into the world of fantasy. If you remember anything from biology class, you probably remember a few things about classic taxonomy. You know, that upside-down pyramid of species that are more and more closely…