Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its eyes glow brightly at night, and it enjoys attacking insects and small animals.

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.

When Mancala was frozen, she was delighted. She had never wanted a mate, and she was never a good hunter. Mancala prefers to spend her days playing games with the mint dragon, Microbobic. This is another reason she enjoys her eternal youth; Microbobic is very timid and afraid of the larger dragons.