Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It enjoys running through a nearby pumpkin patch.

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.

Ah, the irony of camoflauge. Looking like a pumpkin is good and all when you like to play and hide in them. Unfortunately, as this little hatchling has discovered, it's not so good when the humans mistake you for the real thing, despite the fact that you have six limbs and a tail.