In my opinion, the animal ideogram on page 25v resembles a dog in its shape, which is confirmed by the indirect evidence below. I am not commenting on the fact that it could potentially be a dragon. First, a quote from the translated article:
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"Louis XIV - the "Sun King" was not only the longest reigning ruler of France, who impressively expanded Versailles. He was also a lover of ballet, luxury and... animals. The monarch contributed to the popularization of poodles at the French court. He had his favorite named Filou, which in French means "cheater". Court animals during the reign of Louis XIV were treated in a truly royal way! - adored and pampered, bathed, cut and coiffed. They played a less charming but important role as "flea catchers", which, given the poor state of hygiene in the 17th century, was exceptionally desired by courtiers.
Louis XIV enjoyed hunting and the dogs that accompanied him on these expeditions.
The monarch's beloved "sporting dogs": Bonne, Nonne and Ponne even had their own self-portraits, immortalized on canvas by the artist Alexandre-François Desportes. The aristocrat's pets had their own feeding room, known as the Cabinets des Chiens. Every morning, the "Sun King" ordered his confectioners to prepare delicacies for his dogs, which he then fed himself. He placed his favorites in chambers located near his bedroom, as did the royal mistresses. He ordered the billiard tables to be removed from the games room and beds for his dogs to be placed there. They were specially designed: made of veneered walnut and ebony and upholstered in scarlet velvet.
When Louis XIV died, in addition to the aristocratic elite of Europe at the time, he was accompanied on his final journey by his beloved hunting dogs kept by the royal huntsmen..."
Below is another important clue that can help us understand the intention of the creators of the folio 25v:
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"The King's White Hound, the Chien Blanc du Roi in French, was a breed of scent hound from France that is now extinct. The breed was said to be the favourite of the French kings from Louis XI to Louis XIV. The King's White Hounds were said to have descended from a pure white St. Hubert Hound named Souillard that was gifted to King Louis XI by a poor squire from Poitou in 1470.
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Final conclusion:
This animal clinging to the leaves on folio 25v (King Louis IV's robes) - this is encoded information about the king's favorite animals, which were hounds, an example of which is a drawing of an animal devoid of colors - namely the King's White Hound.