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Why do chameleon change there skin color?

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Can a human change skin color like chameleon?

No, It's physically impossible.


How often do chameleon change skin colour?

chameleons change their skin color whenever they are either scared or when they need to camouflage from predators


What animal can change the the color of its skin to fool it's prey?

a chameleon, or many other things


What kind of lizards change colors?

Yes, some types of lizards such as the chameleon can change the color of their skin to blend in with their surroundings.


How does the color of the chameleon's body helps the chameleon?

The skin colour helps the chameleon to camoflauge with its surroundings.


Can an American chameleon change color?

yes but it is not a chameleon


What is the color of a giant?

The skin is of a giant squid is covered in chromatophores, which enable the squid to change color to suit its surroundings. Like a chameleon


How does chameleon protect itself?

Changes skin color according to their surroundings to make themselves practically invisible, it is also the way they hunt.


What do Chameleon do?

change color


How do chamelons change color?

The chameleon has several cells beneath its transparent skin. These layers source of the chameleon's color change. Some layers have pigments, while others just reflect light to create new colors!Cool huh?


Is a chameleon changing color chemical or physical change?

It is a physical change. Preexisting pigments are moved to and from the surface of the skin, but the pigments themselves do not change.


How does chameleon camouflage himself?

Chameleons use their cell structure in their skin to change color. This does not mean that if you put a chameleon onto a red surface that it will change red in color. chameleons can only change a few different colours, mostly used dependant on the mood of the lizard. It does how ever try to blend in as much as possible. So to camouflage it's self it uses it's cells and chemical reactions in the skin to change the color in it's skin.