Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Unlike the other hatchlings, this one hatched with wings.

And look! Its back legs have become a second set of 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.

Svataben's Skywing Sweetheart was frozen so that Orange Baby could have a permanent playmate.<br/>The adult dragons had considered it for some time. They agreed, that to let all of Orange Baby's friends grow up would be cruel to the little magic dragon, who would be left lonely every time it happened.<br/>So now, little Sweetheart and little O.B. are the best of friends, and they will stay that way for ever and ever. <br/>A dragon cave can never have to much hatchling cuteness, as far as the adult dragons are concerned.