Chameleon

Chameleon

There are 80 different types of chameleons in the word, most of which are to be found in Africa, South of Sahara desert. The common chameleon ranges from the Middle East, along the North Africa coast to southern Spain.

The chameleon is a slow-moving lizard which hunts for insects among trees and undergrowth. One of its peculiar features is its eye, which are set in two conical sockets and can move independently of one another. This enables the chameleon to look behind with one eyes and front of with the other.

Chameleon is well-known for their ability to change color. The skin and body markings can change color to match the surrounding. Among the plants, for example, the chameleon is very difficult to spot among foliage.

When the chameleon spots an insect which it think would make a fine meal, it shoots out a long, sticky tongue and draws its prey back into its mouth.