Dragon whelp

Dragon whelps (aka dragon whelplings, dragonlings, or broodlings)Broodling Essence (quest)Atramedes#Adventure GuideWorld of Warcraft: The Magazine Volume I Issue II are the smallest members of the dragonkin species. They are the youngest and weakest variation of dragons adventurers face. In most cases, however, where there are whelps, their larger cousins are close by. Additionally, some whelps such as Wrathion have demonstrated significant intelligence and magical ability despite their physically weak dragon forms.
Whelp rearing is a delicate art. It is important to provide a variety of activities for growing whelps to develop their fine motor skills. Dragonspawn teach them the basics of flying through small games,Vaeros#Quotes the whelps then playing more games such as maneuvering through mountains by themselves.The Demon Soul, chapter 11
Whelps are generally raised communally and not specifically by their parents, thought some like Adazius do.
==Biology==
Whelps are conscious while in their eggs.To Catch a Thief 
Whelps shed their scales more frequently when they are young, and gradually shed less as they mature. As such, they have more tender spots on their body than older drakes and so dragonspawn whelp-tenders must make sure they don't play too rambunctiously with each other. Whelps who are too feisty should have their claws trimmed regularly.
Whelps have a teething period where it is preferred to let them gnaw on material such as leather or bone, but most can't stand the taste of tree bark or cloth.
Whelps sleeps a lot, and naptime is part of their routine.Nursery Direction#Notes
==Types of whelps==
Dragon whelps come in a variety of colors and are found in many different locations.
;Main Dragonflights
* Black whelps
* Blue whelps
** Ley-whelps
* Bronze whelps
* Green whelps
* Red whelps
;Others
* Chromatic whelps
* Infinite whelps
* Nether whelps
* Plagued whelps
* Twilight whelps
* Undead whelps
** :Bloodbrood Whelpling
** :Frostbrood Whelpling
** :Vilebrood Whelpling
* Storm whelps
* Nightmare whelps
* Proto whelps 
* Mechanical whelps
==As companions==
Even smaller and weaker than dragon whelps, are dragon whelplings. These are pint-sized companion dragons that in many cases are dropped by the dragon whelp versions of themselves.
Name 	Color 	Binding	Source
Azure Whelpling 	Blue 	Use 	Zone drop: Winterspring
Bloodbrood Whelpling 	Red 	Pickup 	Purchase: from Slimy, Acherus: The Ebon Hold
Bronze Proto-Whelp 	Bronze 	Pickup 	Drop: Time-Lost Wallet, The Deaths of Chromie
Dark Whelpling 	Black 	Use 	Drop: Scalding Whelps-(Badlands), and Searing Whelps-(Dustwallow)
Dream Whelpling 	Green 	N/A 	Pet battle: Emerald Dream, Emerald Nightmare
Emerald Proto-Whelp 	Green 	N/A 	Pet battle: Sholazar Basin
Emerald Whelpling 	Green 	Use 	Drop: Noxious Whelps, Feralas
Emmigosa (companion) 	Blue 	Pickup 	Reward: On the Brink (Azsuna), Azsuna
Frostbrood Whelpling 	White 	Pickup 	Purchase: from Slimy, Acherus: The Ebon Hold
Frosty's Collar 	White 	Account	Wrath of the Lich King: Collector's Edition
Ghostly Whelpling 	Red 	Pickup 	Drop: Crestfall Island expeditions
Infinite Hatchling 	Black/Grey 	Pickup 	Purchase: from Mistweaver Xia, Timeless Isle
Infinite Whelpling 	Black/Grey 	N/A 	Pet battle: Tanaris
Lil' Nefarian 	Black 	Pickup 	Reward: WoW's 15th Anniversary event, Drop: Black Market Auction House
Mechanical Pandaren Dragonling	Grey/Orange	Use 	Profession: Pandaria Engineering
Moon-Touched Netherwhelp 	Teal 	Account	Purchase: Any BlizzConline 2021 Pack
Netherwhelp's Collar 	Teal 	Account	Burning Crusade: Collector's Edition
Nightmare Whelpling 	Black/Red 	Pickup 	Drop: Ysondre, Emerald Nightmare
Onyxian Whelpling 	Purple 	Account	Reward: WoW's 5th Anniversary event (Nov. 22 - Dec. 6, 2009)
Proto-Drake Whelp 	Red 	Use 	Drop: Mysterious Egg, obtained at Revered with The Oracles
Skull of a Frozen Whelp 	White 	Pickup 	Drop: Sindragosa, Icecrown Citadel
Stormborne Whelpling 	Red 	Pickup 	Drop: Stormwing Matriarch, Stormheim
Thundering Serpent Hatchling 	Green 	Pickup 	Drop: Black Market Auction House
Thunderscale Whelpling 	Purple 	Use 	Drop: Island expeditions
Timeless Mechanical Dragonling	Grey/Yellow	Pickup 	Purchase: from Historian Ma'di, Tanaris (Active during WoW's anniversary)
Time-Locked Box 	Bronze 	Use 	Drop: Iron Horde mobs, Blasted Lands
Tiny Crimson Whelpling 	Red 	Use 	Zone drop: Wetlands
Vilebrood Whelpling 	Green 	Pickup 	Purchase: from Slimy, Acherus: The Ebon Hold
Wild Crimson Hatchling 	Red 	N/A 	Pet battle: The Arboretum, The Jade Forest
Wild Golden Hatchling 	Yellow 	N/A 	Pet battle: The Arboretum, The Jade Forest
Wild Jade Hatchling 	Green 	N/A 	Pet battle: The Arboretum, The Jade Forest
Yu'la, Broodling of Yu'lon 	Green 	Pickup 	Purchase: 3x Celestial Coin from Master Li, Timeless Isle
==Combat dragonlings==
Mimicked to represent dragon whelps, engineers have developed schematics to create a mechanized version of these tiny dragons known as dragonlings. Unlike whelp companions however, dragonlings will fight for you, are only temporary, and are restricted to engineers.
Types of combat dragonlings:
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==Notable whelps==
* Awbee
* Chronormu - During The Protectors of Hyjal. Due to time travel she has also been shown at other stages of development.
* Singe
* Snarlflare
* Wrathion - Before 
==In the RPG==
The males are 4'2" in height while the females are 4'0". They weigh 170 - 180 lbs.Dark Factions, pg. 40, 49
==Gallery==
File:Whelps.png|Red, bronze, and green whelps (old models).
File:Whelps.jpg|Plagued, blue, and black whelps (old models).
File:Whelps2.jpg|Nether, chromatic, and infinite (old models).
File:Frostbrood Whelp.jpg|A Frostbrood Whelp
File:Lil' Deathwing (screenshot).png|:Lil' Deathwing
File:Lil' Tarecgosa.jpg|:Lil' Tarecgosa
File:Lil' Nefarian.jpg|:Lil' Nefarian
;Legion model
File:Azurewing Whelpling.jpg|Azurewing Whelplings
File:Dream Whelpling.jpg|Dream Whelpling
File:Squallhunter Whelpling.jpg|Squallhunter Whelpling
;Hearthstone
File:Onyxian Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Black Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Molten Reflection HS.jpg|
File:Spawn of Deathwing HS.jpg|
File:Whelp (Nightbane Templar) HS.jpg|
File:Amber Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Bronze Explorer HS.jpg|
File:Big Ol' Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Twilight Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Starlight Whelp HS.jpg|
File:Mechanical Dragonling HS.jpg|
File:Deathwing Hearth and Home.jpg|Deathwing played from a card in the animated short Hearth and Home.
;Other
File:Dragonflight proto-dragon whelps.jpg|Dragonflight proto-dragon whelp.
File:Dragon whelp education.jpg|Whelps being educated at the Ruby Life Pools.
File:Statue WhelpEggs Pose.png|Whelp Eggs mini in Warcraft Arclight Rumble.
==See also==
*:Celestial Dragon
*:Soul of the Aspects
*Cloud serpent young
==References==