Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon.

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.

Chisana Kira kira loves her shiny scales, almost more than her mother. She is always cleaning them, making sure that they are shining as bright as they can. She avoids any activity that could get them dirty and keep them from shining.

Her name means tiny shiny.