The '''Tiny Emerald Whelpling''' item summons and dismisses a Tiny Emerald Whelping, a [[dragon whelp#whelplings as pets|dragonwhelpling]] [[small pet]] that follows you around, meaning it is a non-combat pet and will not aid you in battle.
'''Tiny Emerald Whelpling''' summons the {{battlepet|Emerald Whelpling}}, a [[dragon whelp#As_companions|dragon whelpling]] [[companion]].
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==Source==
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== Source ==
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The Tiny Emerald Whelpling drops from [[Dreaming Whelp]]s in the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]. Unlike the source of the other two pets, the [[Tiny Crimson Whelpling]] and [[Dark Whelpling]], there are also [[Adolescent Whelp]]s located here which do not drop the pet but must still be killed as they often take the spawn location of Dreaming Whelps. Due to this, it is generally considered to be the rarest and most valuable of the three pets as it requires more effort to kill the [[mob]]s that matter.
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Tiny Emerald Whelpling drops from {{mob|Noxious Whelp||Noxious Whelps}} in northern [[Feralas]] (initially only dropped from [[Dreaming Whelp]]s in the [[Swamp of Sorrows]]). Unlike the source of the other two pets, [[Tiny Crimson Whelpling]] and [[Dark Whelpling]], there were also [[Adolescent Whelp]]s located here which did not drop the pet but still needed to be killed as they often took the spawn location of Dreaming Whelps. Due to this, it was generally considered to be the rarest and most valuable of the three pets, as it requires more effort to kill the [[mob]]s that matter. Between [[Patch 3.1]] and {{cata-inline}} Cataclysm, the drop rate improved somewhat as [[Adolescent Whelp]]s also could drop the pet, but with {{cata-inline}} Cataclysm, only the [[Noxious Whelp]] dropped the pet at <0.1% chance.
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==Notes==
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=== In Cataclysm ===
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The drop rate of this pet is roughly 0.1% (one in every thousand kills) and takes an incredible amount of patience and determination in order to get one. Due to the difficulty of obtaining one, and thus their rarity, they can sell for fairly large amounts of gold on the [[Auction House]], at least as far as pets are concerned.
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{{Cata-section}}
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As of {{cata-inline}} Cataclysm, {{mob|Adolescent Whelp}} and {{mob|Dreaming Whelp}} were removed from game, and now Tiny Emerald Whelpling is only dropped by {{mob|Noxious Whelp}} in northern [[Feralas]].
In [[Patch 3.1.0|Patch 3.1]], the aforementioned Adolescent Whelps will now drop the pet.
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== External Links ==
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== Notes ==
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* The drop rate of this pet is 0.1% (one in every thousand kills)<sup>[http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=3271178754&pageNo=1&sid=1#3]</sup> and takes an incredible amount of patience and determination in order to get one. Due to the difficulty of obtaining one, and thus their rarity, they can sell for fairly large amounts of gold on the [[Auction House]], at least as far as [[pet]]s are concerned. The table below shows the cumulative probability of getting at least one after a number of kills.
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== See also ==
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* {{loot|common|Dark Whelpling}}
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* {{loot|common|Tiny Crimson Whelpling}}
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* {{loot|common|Azure Whelpling}}
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== Patches and hotfixes ==
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* {{Patch 4.0.3a|note={{mob|Adolescent Whelp}} and {{mob|Dreaming Whelp}} removed, now dropped by {{mob|Noxious Whelp}}.}}
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* {{Patch 3.1.0|note=Also dropped by {{mob|Adolescent Whelp}}.}}
Tiny Emerald Whelpling drops from Noxious Whelps in northern Feralas (initially only dropped from Dreaming Whelps in the Swamp of Sorrows). Unlike the source of the other two pets, Tiny Crimson Whelpling and Dark Whelpling, there were also Adolescent Whelps located here which did not drop the pet but still needed to be killed as they often took the spawn location of Dreaming Whelps. Due to this, it was generally considered to be the rarest and most valuable of the three pets, as it requires more effort to kill the mobs that matter. Between Patch 3.1 and Cataclysm, the drop rate improved somewhat as Adolescent Whelps also could drop the pet, but with Cataclysm, only the Noxious Whelp dropped the pet at <0.1% chance.
The drop rate of this pet is 0.1% (one in every thousand kills)[1] and takes an incredible amount of patience and determination in order to get one. Due to the difficulty of obtaining one, and thus their rarity, they can sell for fairly large amounts of gold on the Auction House, at least as far as pets are concerned. The table below shows the cumulative probability of getting at least one after a number of kills.
Probability of at least one drop in X kills
Number of Kills
100
288
401
693
1386
2302
2995
4603
9206
Cumulative Probability
9.5%
25%
33%
50%
75%
90%
95%
99%
99.99%
Neither the drop rate nor cumulative probability increases based on the number of monsters you have already killed.
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Noxious Whelps in northern Feralas (initially only dropped from Dreaming Whelps in the Swamp of Sorrows). Unlike the source of the other two pets, Tiny Crimson Whelpling and Dark Whelpling, there were also Adolescent Whelps located here which did not drop the pet but still needed to be killed as they often took the spawn location of Dreaming Whelps. Due to this, it was generally considered to be the rarest and most valuable of the three pets, as it requires more effort to kill the mobs that matter. Between Patch 3.1 and 
Cataclysm, the drop rate improved somewhat as Adolescent Whelps also could drop the pet, but with 
