Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has two tails!

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.

This hatchling loves challenges. Whether it be aerial tricks, a daring fly-by under the snout of a dangerous creature, flying as high as possible, or simply racing his friends to get the first piece of fruit off a tree, he just likes to try for it. Everyone has been surprised at how often he succeeded against expectations, including himself.