Giant pterosaurs may be the closest real animals to the dragons of Westeros. So if they could fly, surely Dany's dragons could too, right? Well… not exactly. Let's consider the mechanics of flight.

The dragons from Game of Thrones may be fictitious, but some of these real-life animals aren't so different. The closest were the pterosaurs, whose name literally translates to "winged lizard".

Forget hidden french fries or mind-bending shapes, the best optical illusions are found in the animal kingdom. Just think of how some insects can essentially transform themselves into leaves and ...