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As far as I'm aware we only got one single example of this with a cutscene for Rathian feeding the only look we ever get at baby Raths. (Shout out to u/dashase for the Lagiacrus babies and TeaCommonShark for the Nerscylla and baby Tetsu concept)

Edit: I forgot the spider monsters got babies that run around during hunts, and there are probably a couple other examples, but it would be cool to see more cutscenes or moments of babies actually being taken care of, like a Gravios with a Basarios.

I was thinking about how Elder Dragons never seem to be biologically classified other than "unlike any other organism", but I've seen enough similarities to come up with at least some ways to make evolutionary connections.

I'm excluding the Miscellaneous group from the explanation since those ones seemingly have no biological connections to the others at all. Other than that, most Elder Dragons seem to be some branch of reptile, like wyverns. With my limited taxonomical knowledge, I can see the Elder Dragon class being split into two orders.

-Western Style Dragons all have six limbs in total with four legs and two wing(wing-like) appendages on their back. This order can further be divided into True Dragons with actual wings (though not all are capable of flight), and Armed Dragons where the wings have evolved to behave more like another pair of arms. Shagaru Magala could be the link between True and Armed Dragons, but I left it in the latter due to how articulate its wing arms are. Zorah Magdaros was tricky because it does have vestigial wings, but they are neither capable of flight or articulation, so I left it in True Dragon until more evidence can be provided.

-Eastern Style Dragons only have four total limbs with no evidence of back wings having ever evolved. Snake Dragons have longer bodies and shorter relative legs, while Terrestrial Dragons are a lot bulkier and almost all of them display burrowing and/or excavating habits. Dalamadur does that too, but its longer body and literal serpentine appearance qualifies it for Snake Dragon.

Just wanted to share something cool I'd been thinking about. Let me know if you'd put something in a different category and why.

Edit: I just remembered Gogmazios flies in Wilds! So I guess he goes in the True Dragon category then 😅