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

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 fierce little Hatchling's name comes from the Hebrew word for "black". She's determined little creature with a strong fighting instinct. She dreams of the day she'll be a great warrior, and spends a lot of her time "fighting" rabbits and groundhogs she encounters. She has a good head on her shoulders, and good intentions, but she sometimes gets a little overzealous. At this point, one of her guardian has to go and prevent her from zapping some poor Mint Hatchling with the latest spell she's mastered, or enthusiastically tearing a terrified Pygmy to bits!