Color-Changing Chameleons

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Panther Chameleon (Furcifer pardalis). Photo: Tom Junek, via Wikimedia Commons. Distributed under a CC-BY-SA-3.0 license.Chameleons are famous for their quick color-changing abilities. It’s a common misperception that they do this to camouflage themselves against a background. In fact, chameleons mostly change color to regulate their temperatures or to signal their intentions to other chameleons.But how do they do it? Read more here: How Do Chameleons Change Colors?

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