Spotted Teal Drakes can be found in any locale with trees, from temperate forests to jungles, where their color and markings serve as camouflage. They eat mostly plants and large insects, but are opportunistic hunters and scavengers and will climb trees to find bird eggs. Females can be substantially larger than males. Spotted Teals communicate mainly through chirps and other high-pitched noises, though males can produce lower pitched calls to attract mates.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

Tekisei's cave is located within walking distance of multiple summer houses used by vacationing nobility. During the off-season months, he is frequently contacted by the interim stewards of the houses, because of his particular skills in locating and catching bugs. While Tekisei has gotten in spots of trouble for things like accidentally tearing down curtains or breaking crockery, he is always invited back because there are always bugs on the high ceilings and skylights that no human could possibly deal with. In fact, over the years, Tekisei has gotten so good at catching bugs daintily that he is invited to nibble salads during afternoon tea with the nobles.