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.

Two headed dragons are a special breed of dragons. They have two necks, two brains, two mouths, but one stomach and one main body. The two heads usually work together, but there are times when they will fight each other, attacking back and forth. They use their sharp teeth and wings to hunt large animals, and rarely eat plants. It is unknown what would happen if a two headed dragon were to mate with a one headed dragon, since it has never occurred. They only mate within their breed.

As a young dragon, Zalantis was constantly ridiculed by the other dragons for being too picky when choosing a mate.  She had several prospective mates attempt to woo her, but she refused each and every one of them, even though the other girls in the clan insisted they were perfectly fine young dragons.  She vowed it was worth facing life alone rather than to mate with the wrong dragon.  Eventually, a handsome young dragon named Bohumius arrived to the Caverns and made his modest attempt to win her.  Zalantis was shocked to find this timid young male to be so alluring and knew she had finally found the mate she had been waiting for.