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Our newest addition is a Jackson's Chameleon, Billie. I have fallen in love with him already. He has such a cool personality and does not shy away. He's been feeding very well on crickets right out of my hand. Billie is quickly becoming one of my fav's. After he roamed out of his tree a couple of times we decided to keep him enclosed for his safety. We enjoy him so much that we decided to get him a mate.... Read More
I was at PetSmart last night picking up some dog food, and of course browsed by the reptile section, when something caught my eye.... Not usually impressed by their selection of animals, I immediately fell in love with this guy and had to bring him home! He's eating very well and loving his big tree (no enclosure) in my critter room. Though there's much more colorful chameleons out there, the Jackson's are still my favorite of all! The first time I ever saw one of these, I was living in ... Read More
Conspicuous Social Signaling Drives Evolution Of chameleon Color Change ScienceDaily (Feb. 3, 2008) — What drove the evolution of color change in chameleons? Chameleons can use color change to camouflage and to signal to other chameleons, but a new paper shows that the need to rapidly signal to other chameleons, and not the need to camouflage from predators, has driven the evolution of this characteristic trait. Male South African dwarf chameleons signal their dominance with conspicu... Read More
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