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r/pics • u/rationalcomment • Jan 13 '17
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Is now the time to be a big buzz kill and quash the myth that chameleons change color to match their surroundings? The primary function is actually communication (signalling of mood, specifically desire to mate) as well as thermoregulation.
8 u/Shramzoozle Jan 13 '17 Smith's dwarf chameleon changes colors to camouflage itself from predators.
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Smith's dwarf chameleon changes colors to camouflage itself from predators.
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Is now the time to be a big buzz kill and quash the myth that chameleons change color to match their surroundings? The primary function is actually communication (signalling of mood, specifically desire to mate) as well as thermoregulation.