A dwarf chameleon doesn’t just change color. It changes the
way it changes color — depending on whom it’s hiding from.
I’M A TWIG A stunt-double species of dwarf chameleon stands in for a critically endangered species to demonstrate a research procedure. Showing typical antipredator behavior, the chameleon has flipped to the underside of a twig and turned bark-grey in response to a stuffed fiscal shrike.
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