Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It’s very curious and fond of sweets.

And look! It has grown feathers! 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.

He's, like, totally the coolest hatchling in the cave. After all, he's pink (which is the best color, um, duh), and he's got these feathers, and... he's just rad, okay. Totally is all about tossing his head around and gossiping with the female hatchlings. He's a bit high-strung, mostly because of the sugar withdrawal he's constantly going through (which is totally uncool); the clan hasn't gotten many traders coming through the mountains since the day when Despise ate one by mistake, so candy and fresh fruit are hard to come by. He, like, hates her for that or something.