It is no mystery where Howler Drakes got their names. Though not very bright, these emotive creatures employ an impressive vocabulary of loud chortles, shrieks, and songs to communicate with one another, and almost never stop chattering. Howler Drakes inhabit dense jungles, foraging in the fertile soil for mushrooms, tubers, and insects. When threatened, a Howler will flare its wings to display its bright red eye spots, while letting out an ear-splitting scream.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

This dragon's "vocabulary" is at once both highly limited and highly diverse. While he doesn't make the range of noises typical of his breed, he does seem more than capable of mimicking any sound made by any sort of dog, from the tiny, annoyingly persistent yips of small terriers to the deep, rolling bays of a hunting hound. This fact--coupled with his tendency to cover people and other dragons alike with sloppy tongue-kisses--has led some to speculate he was reared by dogs rather than drakes, perhaps in a case of mistaken adoption. Whatever the cause, one thing's confirmed; as much as he loves everybody and everything, he loves his mate, Muttpounce, most of all.