CSIRO says sorry for lack of dragon research after 7yo Sophie Lester writes to ask them to make her a pet dragon Yes please...Seven-year-old Sophie told CSIRO she'd name her pet dragon Toothless if a girl and Stuart if a boy. Above, Hiccup rides his dragon Toothless in How to Train Your Dragon. Research proposal...Sophie's letter to the national science agency, asking them to make her a dragon. Picture: CSIRO Source: Supplied THE CSIRO has vowed to boost its dragon research after a young girl wrote to the scientific research agency asking them to make her a dragon. Seven-year-old Sophie Lester wrote to CSIRO before Christmas, asking for a dragon. She even had its name all picked out - Toothless for a girl dragon and Stuart for a boy. "Hello Lovely Scientist," she wrote. Would it be possible if you can make a dragon for me. I would like it if you could but if you can't that's fine. I would keep it in my special green grass area where there are lots of space. I would feed it raw fish and I would put a collar on it. If it got hurt I would bandage it if it hurt himself. I would play with it every weekend when there is no school. Her request has prompted a cheeky reply from the national science agency, with the CSIRO issuing a statement apologising for its lack of dragon research, and vowing to step it up. "We've been doing science since 1926 and we're quite proud of what we have achieved...but we've missed something," CSIRO said in a statement. There are no dragons. Over the past 87 odd years we have not be able to create a dragon or dragon eggs. We have sighted an eastern bearded dragon at one of our telescopes, observed dragonflies and even measured body temperatures of the mallee dragon. But our work has never ventured into dragons of the mythical, fire breathing variety. And for this Australia, we are sorry. The CSIRO speculated that dragon fire could come under its alternative fuels program, saying "Thanks for the thought, Sophie. We're looking into it. Helpful hints...Sophie Lester sent this drawing of her desired dragon to CSIRO, complete with helpful instructions that "his face should be black." Sophie's mum Melissah Lester told Fairfax Media her daughter, who loves dragons, had asked for one for Christmas. Her dad sat her down and said we couldn't get her one. But he suggested why don't we write and see if someone can get you one? And she said "What about a scientist?" And it seems the CSIRO may have inspired the next generation of Aussie scientists with their tounge-in-cheek reply. All her friends are now saying they want to be a scientist and Sophie says she now wants to work in the CSIRO. She's saying Australian scientists can do anything," said Ms Lester.