Chameleon: 5 Foundational Facts

Chameleon a genus of lizards, natives of the Old World, but found also in the Southern United States and the West Indies.

5 Foundational Facts About The Chameleon:

1. The best-known species has a naked body six or seven inches long, and feet and tail all suitable for grasping branches.
2. The skin is cold to the touch and contains small grains which in the shade are of a bluish-gray color, but which in the light of the sun become a grayish-brown or tawny color.
3. The chameleon possesses the curious power, however, of changing its color, either in accordance with its surroundings or with its temper, when disturbed.
4. Its power of fasting and habit of inflating itself gave rise to the fable that it lived on air, but in reality it feeds upon insects, taking its prey by rapid movements of a long, sticky tongue.
5. In general habit chameleons are dull and sluggish. They are often kept as pets.

More About Chameleons From The Web:

• Beautiful Footage: Chameleons Are Amazing by National Geographic and The Illegal and Secretive World of Chameleon Ranching

Watch a Chameleon Chang Its Colors by 

The Animal Box Office.