Fun Facts!!!
Jackson chameleons…
Hydrate by drinking the dew off leaves
Are the only chameleons with three horns
located on their crest
Have jousting battles with their horns against
other males
Eyes are similar to binoculars and have optical
zoom
Has attached upper and bottom eyelids creating
a turret with a pupil
Can see what’s in front of them and what’s
behind them thanks to their uncanny ability to see and process two
separate images at the same time
Tongue is usually 1½ the chameleons body length that would be
like a 6-foot tale person having a tongue that’s 9-feet long
Tails are so muscular that they are able pull
their entire body weight up just by using its tail
Don’t make noises louder then a hiss and don’t
even use vocal sounds to communicate
Are able to change color thanks to specialized
cells in their skin called chromatophores
Tongues are extraordinarily fast and only take
0.07 for the tongue to propel itself and come to full extension
Ultraviolet light makes them mate more
intensively… Ultraviolet light is the equivalent to Jackson
chameleon Viagra
Make for great pets and can be found at most
Petsmart’s and Petco’s
Are bad parents! After the mother gives birth
it ignores the infant chameleon and goes on with life as if nothing
has changed
Chameleon in Latin means, “Earth lion” (O’Meara 2001)!
Hands resemble mittens
Are terrible at hearing due to lack of hearing
mechanics
Babies develop completely inside the mother’s
body before birth