Aww... It’s a cute baby drake. When you try to look directly at it—Aww... It’s a cute baby drake.

 When did it grow wings? Aww, it’s a cute baby drake...

Young drakes 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 marks the beginning of maturation. At this point they are often capable of hunting on their own.