The bit that bugs me is the "they fear dragons and avoid them" bit. Not quite sure that is really worth a line of text. So, it is just like every other creature in the world, good to know.
It does give them a little flavor.
Manticore 1: Guys, I see this thing eating horse on our turf.
Manticore 2: WHAT? That our horse!
Manticore 3: Let's kill this thing you say eat our horse!
Manticore 4: And eat it!
Manticore 2,3 & 5: YEAH!
Manticore 1: Yeah! I call dibs on it wings.
Manticore 5: Wait, wait wait. It have wings. It can fly?
Manticore 2: You no mention flying. I no like melee. Just clean paw fur.
Manticore 1: Yeah, it fly.
Manticore 3: No worry, guys. Many enemy fly. Do it have beak like griffon?
Manticore 1: No beak.
Manticore 2: Horns. Do it have horn like stupid perytons?
Manticore 1: Yeah.
Manticore 4: Stupid perytons. Feather wings taste good.
Manticore 1: It got no feather.
Manticore 2: Then it wyvern. Too easy but nasty food. Stinger yucky.
Manticore 1: No stinger.
Manticore 3: Wait a second. Nope nope. I'm out.
(Manticore 3 starts flight away)
Manticore 2,4,&5: Why? You coward chicken face.
Manticore 3: That dragon!
Manticore 1: Screw that. Out.
Manticore 2: Done! Time to leave
Manticore 4: I liked this place too. Good meat.
Manticore 1: Guys only 1 dragon. 5 of us. Not even big dragon.
Manticore 2: You dumb, bro.
Manticore 4: Manticores eat everything but don't mess with dragon.