Aww... it’s a cute baby... dragon? Actually, you’re not really sure what it is; it doesn’t seem to have any eyes.

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.