I have a friend who have always had a fascination with wolves. There were times he claims that he is a were-wolf and would even try and bite someone :)



I can't really remember what we were chatting about that led us to briefly mention a creature that is a cross between a wolf and a dragon. So years latter, i'm doing some research, or rather, google-search to find out the possible ecology of such a mythical creature.



When discussing wolves, the first thing that comes to my mind is pack hunting.



What is a pack?

Packs are groups of animals that are usually related by close blood ties (family units). Hierarchical order exists within the pack.



Wolves are highly social animals living in packs. Their cooperation in hunting allows them to hunt larger prey. However, wolves are not very successful hunters. It is common for a hunt to fail, if the prey is very healthy, fights back, runs fast etc.



So would a dragon be a social animal if it did exist? Most people/cultures would agree that dragons are powerful creatures in it's own right. And most people/cultures have the idea that dragons are creatures of considerable size. Most people/cultures believe that dragons are capable of flight, yes chinese dragons swim, but they also fly, without wings.



It is difficult to conceive huge and powerful creatures banding together to hunt prey. Given the sizes and power attributed to dragons, there isn't really much game that are larger than them or powerful enough to require a pack of dragons to bring down. A dragon's hunting habits would conceivably be more similar to that of an eagle.



http://sommerland.org/anatomy/hunt.htm

This website provides some perspective on dragon hunting habits.



But what if there is a species of dragons that are the size of sparrows? Then based on physical attributes such dragons might possibly hunt in packs.



So our theorectical wolf-dragon would be tiny-sized social animals.



Please let me know if i made any mistake about wolves, pack-hunting or anything.