the flap neck chameleons of Africa simply prep a burrow for their kids and
simply prep a burrow for their kids and
simply prep a burrow for their kids and then they leave them to fend for
then they leave them to fend for
then they leave them to fend for themselves first mom uses her
themselves first mom uses her
themselves first mom uses her zygodactylous
zygodactylous
zygodactylous means to toes facing forward and to
means to toes facing forward and to
means to toes facing forward and to facing backward to dig a deep burrow in
facing backward to dig a deep burrow in
facing backward to dig a deep burrow in the earth now that she’s created a
the earth now that she’s created a
the earth now that she’s created a proper home the chameleons mom lays a
proper home the chameleons mom lays a
proper home the chameleons mom lays a clutch of up to 30 eggs then mom covers
clutch of up to 30 eggs then mom covers
clutch of up to 30 eggs then mom covers the eggs with a dusting of soil she’ll
the eggs with a dusting of soil she’ll
the eggs with a dusting of soil she’ll never return here never meet her young
never return here never meet her young
never return here never meet her young ones the eggs remain relatively safe in
ones the eggs remain relatively safe in
ones the eggs remain relatively safe in the Burrow incubating in the temperature
the Burrow incubating in the temperature
the Burrow incubating in the temperature controlled warmth provided by the earth
fast forward to a full year later the
fast forward to a full year later the babies are finally hatching even at this
babies are finally hatching even at this
babies are finally hatching even at this early stage their skin pigment changes
early stage their skin pigment changes
early stage their skin pigment changes color
contrary to popular belief chameleons
contrary to popular belief chameleons don’t change skin color as camouflage
don’t change skin color as camouflage
don’t change skin color as camouflage instead their skin changes in response
instead their skin changes in response
instead their skin changes in response to temperature light and mood chameleon
to temperature light and mood chameleon
to temperature light and mood chameleon babies tend to wait till after a long
babies tend to wait till after a long
babies tend to wait till after a long soaking rain to emerge the soil is
soaking rain to emerge the soil is
soaking rain to emerge the soil is softer and there are more insects to eat
and if the youngsters are lucky there
and if the youngsters are lucky there are even a few oldsters to hang out with
are even a few oldsters to hang out with
are even a few oldsters to hang out with for safety now the biggest challenge is
for safety now the biggest challenge is
for safety now the biggest challenge is to find food ah this nest of spiderlings
to find food ah this nest of spiderlings
to find food ah this nest of spiderlings will do nicely
will do nicely
will do nicely now the chameleon can try out that
now the chameleon can try out that
now the chameleon can try out that lightning-fast tongue of doom – ho a
lightning-fast tongue of doom – ho a
lightning-fast tongue of doom – ho a perfect strike the first time out the
perfect strike the first time out the
perfect strike the first time out the young chameleon with no instruction or
young chameleon with no instruction or
young chameleon with no instruction or target practice has performed perfectly
target practice has performed perfectly
target practice has performed perfectly mom would be so proud if only she could
mom would be so proud if only she could
mom would be so proud if only she could see her sticky tongue dead-eyed
see her sticky tongue dead-eyed
see her sticky tongue dead-eyed youngster now
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