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A sculpture of an eagle from the "Hobbit" films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday.

"The park is our favorite city escape, and the dragon will make it more so," said James Mitchell of the Outer Sunset, who has been watching its progress by riding his bike through with his sons ...

So imagine the surprise fossil hunters got Monday when they arrived at Charmouth Beach and discovered a 40-foot dragon skull, perfectly preserved. Or rather, perfectly sculpted.

Wellington Airport isn’t losing its quirky side. An enormous sculpture of The Hobbit’s gold-hoarding dragon, Smaug, will remain overlooking the check-in counters.

A sculpture of an eagle from the Hobbit films, ridden by the wizard Gandalf, hangs over the food court area of Wellington Airport, in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday, May 5, 2025.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand ’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the Hobbit films… ...