Excerpts From Chapter Two
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When I returned from Papua New Guinea, in 2004, I knew almost nothing
about reports of apparent pterosaurs, or “dragons,” in California. I was
convinced of the reality of long-tailed ropens of the southwest Pacific, but
assumed they lived there because of the vast tropical wildernesses, providing
them warmth, food, and seclusion. . . .
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In the summer of 1891, southeast of Fresno, several eyewitnesses reported
two featherless flying creatures with wingspans of fifteen feet. Reportedly
reputable residents around Reedley described the two “dragons” for the
newspaper: broad heads, long bills, and large eyes. “On the night of July 11 .
. . their peculiar cries and the rustling of their mammoth wings were heard as
late as 10 o’clock.”
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We were sitting in the late afternoon shade of a ridge, on lawn chairs,
enjoying the solitude and peace and quiet of the desert when it passed over. I
caught the sight of it with the corner of my eye and looked up. It was soaring
along the side of a plateau not far from us. We knew what it looked like. In
fact, I remember saying ‘. . . that looks just like a Taradactyl!’
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“The sound was so terrifying that the hair stood up all over my body as I
went to the window in my bedroom which faced Northeast towards the
canyons and mountains. I opened the curtains and tried to see into the dark
night. I opened the window hoping to get a better gauge on where the sound
was coming from . . .
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