Dragons are creatures with nearly unlimited life spans. They can survive for long periods of time, and no one has found a dragon that has died of old age. Adolescence is usually marked by the growth of a hatchling’s wings, although not all breeds of dragons grow wings and some breeds have other traits that indicate the beginning of maturation. Once they hit adolescence, hatchlings change quickly, maturing to their full forms in only 2 years.

Dragons don’t communicate with each other verbally, but they will growl to scare off predators and frighten prey. Young dragons will emit an extremely high-pitched squeal when they are frightened. To communicate, they use telepathy with each other and to speak to other creatures.

Much to his dismay, this dragon only recently found out his true identity. As an egg, a kind-hearted horse dragon took him into her loving care and continued on to raise him through his hatchling-hood. He one day overheard his adoptive mother speaking to her other horse dragon friends about him, saying how she hopes one day he can finally learn he is in fact a bronze tinsel. Duke Freddie Eynsford-Hill Shine has not yet informed his mother of his new knowledge but is learning to accept himself for who he really is. No wonder he could never neigh like his horse dragon friends!