When JRR Tolkien completed his sketch “Death of Smaug” for The Hobbit in the early 1930s‚ he was illustrating a work of fiction. But it turns out he was being prophetic‚ too.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sa-lizard-inspired-tolkien%E2%80%99s-smaug-%E2%80%98facing-extinction%E2%80%99
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/times-live-south-africa
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/reptiles