Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. It has no legs, and the end of its tail is a bright red.
And look! It’s grown more red frills along its back and sides.

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 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.