Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

And look! It has grown wings! It must be close to maturing.

Young dragons are relatively defenseless. They are born with relatively soft scales, which are shed and replaced with harder ones as the hatchling matures. Once a hatchling’s wings grow in, it typically marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own and are usually left alone by their mother.

In addition to being horrifically ugly, Bleakly Ugly Little Beastie also suffers from depression.  Since he has been frozen in his current state for the rest of eternity, Bleakly Ugly Little Beastie has concluded that he will be stuck ugly for his entire life.  "There's no point in even trying to be happy," he sighs whenever someone tries to talk to him, "if you know you're going to be mocked for your ugliness until the day you die."