Quote Originally Posted by WyrahFhurrst View Post
Maybe they're thin, elongated, flexible scales? Not real fur, but simulations of it. Very similar, serve the same purpose. You know, nigh impossible to distinguish from one another.
Maybe they're feathers. They say feathers evolved from scales. Would probably be a lot more useful, especially if you inhabit cold climates. We know dragons are highly adaptable, this could be one of the means that they adapted to the new cold weather.