Chang Kuang-yuan believes that the dragon ought to be a real animal as well. It's not only cultural researchers who are keeping their minds open on this issue. Dr. Cheng Yen-nien, a researcher for the Taichung National Science Museum agrees with Chang. "Our ancestors based their depictions of animals on observations of these animals in their natural habitats.
不只文化研究者抱持這種開放的觀點，台中自然科學博物館研究員程延年博士也相信，「中國的老祖宗師法自然，觀察鳥獸生態以造型，因此龍應該也是有所依據才對。」