Aww... It’s a cute baby dragon. Its limbs were not made for walking, but it is a very fast swimmer.

And look! It has grown a crest. 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.