#baby pegasus

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The Fledgling

Like their landbound ancestors, newborn pegasus are able to run just hours after birth. Their wings, however, need several weeks to develop from down to pinfeathers to flightworthy plumage.

Foals instinctively flap their wings while running, so building the muscles necessary for flight is a rapid process, and by the time they preen the sheathes from their feathers, they are ready to take to the air with the rest of their herd.