Chameleon, a genus of animals of the family Apocynaceae. It is a type of lizard, named after its fickle body color. Chameleons live mainly in tropical rainforest areas and are an arboreal reptile.
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The chameleon's body color changes with the background, temperature, and mood, and can avoid predators and convey affection, similar to human language. As they weave between green branches, they tend to turn green that is close to the leaves; when they crawl through the land, they tend to turn a tan similar to the soil. Their body color just changes back and forth.
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They change color on the one hand to confuse the small animals they prey on. On the other hand, it is also to protect oneself from being discovered by the enemy. They can easily blend into their surroundings by changing color, and are natural camouflage experts.
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From this point of view, there are many reasons for chameleon discoloration, but also belongs to a basic skill of their survival, chameleons the basic color is green, but they can change dark green, light green, purple, blue and other colors at any time as needed.
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