Spotted Teal Drakes can be found in any locale with trees, from temperate forests to jungles, where their color and markings serve as camouflage. They eat mostly plants and large insects, but are opportunistic hunters and scavengers and will climb trees to find bird eggs. Females can be substantially larger than males. Spotted Teals communicate mainly through chirps and other high-pitched noises, though males can produce lower pitched calls to attract mates.

Though it may appear at first that dragons and drakes have much in common, the two are completely separate species. Drakes are smaller and less intelligent than their cousin species, though both dragons and drakes sit comfortably near the top of the food chain. They are always found bearing antlers and leathery wings. Drakes share many of the same habitats that dragons do, and typically hunt in packs.

When the sterility plague took the rest of her pack, Ytico decided to find a new one rather than succumb to despair. Along the way, she wound up with her own loyal pack of rescued drakes, including two spotted teal drakes. Vaans can usually be found up a tree napping, though he'll sometimes try to drape himself over a long-suffering greater spotted drake. Ytico doesn't worry too much about leaving Vaans behind, because he's always back with the pack by the next morning.