Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has large frills on its head.

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.

Qwack is not a dragon. He is a duck. He has known this with absolute certainty for as long as he can remember. So what if he looked a little odd and couldn't swim very well, but he could fly better than the other ducks and quack louder too. Qwack doesn't like humans very much, though. He was just happily waddling along when some weirdo in a robe picked him up. After several displays of flashing lights and chanting Qwack did not understand, he was placed back beside the pond where he lived. Qwack continued to go about his daily routine regardless of this incident, swimming along with the other ducks and quacking for breadcrumbs.