Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

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.

Enjoying being able to hide in the shadows of everything from plants to dragon tails, this tiny Black chose to stay small and wingless. All the better to sneak around and ambush the unsuspecting, according to this Littlefooted hatchling.