Chameleon Tries to Get a Date | National Geographic

one half of all species of chameleon on
the planet live on one Island Madagascar
and did you know they don’t just change
color from camouflage a chameleons color
change can also signal mood swings or
fluctuations in their body temperature
these curious creatures have opposable
toes that help them achieve almost
acrobatic grace on tree limbs their long
tail serve as an extra limb put all
these body parts together and now let’s
see them in action
this is a petyr’s chameleons unique to
Acheron Oh a Madagascar nature reserve
the Petters chameleon has his eye on a
female the female isn’t sure what his
intention is does he want to harm her or
court her she tries to hide under the
branch but this doesn’t discourage the
male he advances
she adjusts her skin shade reflecting
her weariness but the male continues his
forward march now the females panic and
she tries another ploy she gulps air to
make her body look more formidable and
she hisses and the male keeps moving in
on her so she makes a run for it and
escapes unmated and unharmed