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Life Sciences => Plant Sciences, Zoology & Evolution => Topic started by: Seany on 22/04/2007 23:15:37

Title: How do Chameleons Work?
Post by: Seany on 22/04/2007 23:15:37

How do they match the colour of their skins to the surroundings?

Title: How do Chameleons Work?
Post by: another_someone on 23/04/2007 00:03:51

My understanding (long ago recollection, that might be totally faulty) is that they have skin with lots of different patches of colour, but the size of the different colour patches changes, so altering the balance of colour in the skin.

Title: How do Chameleons Work?
Post by: Seany on 23/04/2007 00:32:42

Oh.. Yah.. That makes sense [;)]

Title: Re: How do Chameleons Work?
Post by: Monox D. I-Fly on 05/09/2016 05:41:34

I read in some sources that chameleons don't match their color to their surroundings. The color change was due to their change in emotions. I don't know if this has been discovered during 2007, though.