Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It perfectly depicts autumn weather.

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 absolutely adores playing in big leafpiles. Her lair is full of leaves so that she can sleep in them at night.

During the day, she will make a large pile of leaves and settle under it. She waits for prey to come by, then pounces on it. After she eats, she spends the rest of the day playing in her leafpile.