Blue Dino

Blue Dinos, or Triceratops horridus, were one of the first creatures released on Dragon Cave during its inception on May 21, 2006. Dinos are "non-dragon" creatures which do not have genders, and therefore cannot be bred. They also cannot be revived if killed.

Dinos come in 5 colors: Green, Red, Blue, Yellow and Purple. Purple Dinos are the only color not considered an original species of Dragon Cave, having been introduced onto the site much later than all the others.

Adult Dinos were originally all male. Female Dinos appeared for a period before all Dinos stopped displaying any gender. Even when Dinos were gendered, they were not able to breed. The current sprites are inspired by Yoshi, which was used as the Dinos' original sprites before the Replacement Project. This has resulted in the Dinos featuring a more cartoonish style than regular dragons.

Egg
''This egg looks like it doesn't belong; it is brightly colored with white spots. It's much lighter than the other eggs.''

Hatchling
''You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?''

Mature hatchling
''You were right, it's not the same species as the other eggs. So if it's not a dragon, what is it?''

''And look, it's gotten bigger! Maybe it will reach its full size soon.''

Adult
''Finally, after much feeding, your baby has grown into a full Dino! Dinos can eat almost anything, including things with spikes. In order to do so, they must have very tough stomachs.''

Sprite artists

 * Silvanon (Adult)
 * Shikaru (Hatchling)

Sprites

 * Blue Dino
 * [[File:Blue Dino egg.gif]]
 * [[File:Blue Dino hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Blue Dino mature hatchi.gif]]
 * [[File:Blue Dino adult.gif]]
 * [[File:Blue Dino adult.gif]]

Retired sprites
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(2nd Version) (3rd Version)
 * colspan="5"|Temporary event sprites
 * Holidays 2011
 * [[File:Blue Dino hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Blue Dino mature hatchi Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * [[File:Blue Dino adult Christmas 2011.gif]]
 * Halloween 2015
 * [[File:Blue Dino adult Halloween 2015.png]]
 * colspan="5"|Old sprites
 * Original sprites
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino egg.png]]
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino adult.png]]
 * Old egg
 * colspan="5"|Old sprites
 * Original sprites
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino egg.png]]
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino hatchi.png]]
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino adult.png]]
 * Old egg
 * [[File:Original Blue Dino adult.png]]
 * Old egg
 * Old egg
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Blue Dino egg.gif]]
 * Old egg
 * Old egg
 * colspan="4"|[[File:Old Blue Dino egg replacement.gif]]

Trivia

 * The oldest creature on Dragon Cave is a Blue Dino named 0ejxa ev Jb0, which in Saurian translates to "Yoshi of Sky." It was stolen on May 26, 2006 and belongs to TJ09.
 * The original sprites for Dinos didn't have a differing sprite for hatchling and mature hatchlings, much like the Chicken still has today.
 * Under legacy breed sort, Blue Dinos sort as "Yoshi Blue" on a user's scroll.

Синий Дино