Dr Drake has also published a mini-volume on the same subject called "Working With Monsters : A Course In Monsterology"

Bigfoot, Sasquatch, and Yeti: Yetis are mentioned in Dragonology as a type of mountain apes preyed upon by Tibetan dragons. Both yetis and sasquatches appear in Monsterology, where it states it is unknown if they are bears or apes and are named Ursus saxum and Ursus sasquatchium, more leaning towards bears. The yeti's illustration shows it as a bipedal hominid ape anyway. Monsterology also mentions some of their relatives which includes the Yowie of Australia, the Yeren of China and the Almas of Mongolia. Roc Birds: Monsterology includes the roc in the chapter dedicated to flying beasts. It's a raptorial bird large enough to carry off an elephant in one talon, is native to the Arabian peninsula, and is noted to have once been confused with the wyvern, the largest dragon in the books. Anthropomorphic Personification: The four spirits in Wizardology are the personifications of both the seasons and the four elements. Gladde represents spring and water, Pranxtor represents summer and fire, Jaypes represents fall and air, and Larfor represents winter and earth.Pegasus: Winged horses are native to the eastern Mediterranean, can be used as steeds and are a favorite food of griffins. A True Story in My Universe: Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World is implied to be loosely inspired by Percy Fawcett's expedition to Yannapalu and discovery of living dinosaurs. Played straight in Oceanology, where the events of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea are based on the actual voyage of the Nautilus, relayed to Jules Verne by the Sole Survivor Zoticus de Lesseps.

Kit, Borys (June 13, 2008). "Universal acquires 'Dragonology' rights". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on June 13, 2008 . Retrieved August 6, 2016.

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Minzesheimer, Bob (31 October 2008). "Kids' 'ology' titles go beyond reading". USA Today . Retrieved 25 November 2010. Familiar: A section of the Wizardology series is dedicated to detailing what familiars are and the various kinds you can get. Our Gods Are Different: The Egyptian deities are folk memories of ancient pharaohs, and the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl is presumably based on the Amphithere dragon. However, its heavily implied in Mythology that Zeus himself gave John Oro the golden touch, and the curse on the piece of trident in Oceanology implies the existence of Poseidon as well.

Toothy Bird: The phoenix. Justified because it's not a bird at all, but a dragon (although it's a toothless bird in Monsterology). Kraken and Leviathan: Both show up in Monsterology; the former is a gigantic squid that preys on whales and sea serpents, while the latter is a vaguely crocodilian beast that lives only in the deepest parts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and preys on whales, sea serpents and krakens. Bakus, instead of devouring bad dreams and leaving the good ones, are described as simply having a catlike soothing effect on people when stroked. Dragonology: The Complete Book of Dragons" • " Egyptology: Search for the Tomb of Osiris" • " Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin" • " Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter's Companion" • " Mythology: Greek Gods, Heroes & Monsters" • " Monsterology: The Complete Book of Monstrous Creatures" • " Spyology: The Complete Book of Spycraft" • " Oceanology: The True Account of the Voyage of the Nautilus" • " Vampireology: The True History of the Fallen" • " Alienology: The Complete Guide to Extraterrestrials" • " Illusionology: The Secret Science of Magic" • " Dinosaurology: The Search for a Lost World" • Dungeonology • Knightology: A True Account of the Most Valiant Knights • " Ghostology: A True Revelation of Spirits, Ghouls, and Hauntings This (fiction) compendium of monsters charts the discoveries of the intrepid explorer, Dr. Ernest Drake, who sailed the world in search of seemingly mythical beasts. His record includes beasts of the earth, water, air, and semi-human creatures found around the world, drawing from the mythology of myriad cultures and presenting his findings as fact.

Day by day lessons on Monsterology

In 2008, Universal Studios acquired the film rights to the Dragonology series, with Leonard Hartman set to write and executive produce the adaptation. [5] In August 2012, it was reported that Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci would produce the film for Universal. [6] And I Must Scream: The witch Vivienne trapped Merlin’s spirit in an oak tree while he was asleep. He stayed like this for years until he managed the get the tree cut down and made into the Wizardology book. It’s implied he’s still in it as you’re reading it.

Mix-and-Match Critters: Plenty in Monsterology. Chimeras are lions with additional goat and snake heads and dragons' tails; nues are a Japanese relative of chimeras with catlike bodies, monkey faces and snakes for tails; bakus are tapir/elephant crosses with tiger paws; manticores have lion bodies, human heads and scorpion tails; griffins and hippogriffs, as per usual, have eagle-like front halves and lion- or horse-like, respectively, hindquarters. Our Manticores Are Spinier: Lions with human heads, three rows of teeth and scorpion tails that can shoot poisonous, invisible barbs, evolved ia convergnent evolution.Eastern dragons are split between the five-toed Chinese long and the four-toed Korean yong, Japanese ryu and an Indonesian subspecies. Tibetan dragons are a separate, but physically similar, species adapted for mountain life. Shown Their Work: Dinosaurology makes absolutely sure not to have any of the adventurers name dinosaurs that were not discovered or named before 1907 (the year in which the book takes place). They don't always succeed though.