Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. At least, you think it is... Its lower jaw seems to be segmented.

And look! It’s grown quite a few spikes and can split its jaw now! 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.