Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It sleeps a lot, but when it’s awake, it’s quite a handful.

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.

The fierce little protector of eggs and hatchlings in this particular area. When awake, Mekana Deka is always running around, tending to the newest members of the big family. At night, he snuggles in between the other hatchlings—no matter how big or small—and lives up to his name, which translates to 'soft blanket'.