Why Do Chameleons Change Color?
Have you ever just thought about how several animals change colors? This seems to be the topic of the science world today, “Why do chameleons change color”. Many scientists think they change colors because of the environment, but actually chameleons have a process in chromatophores (cells that give skin's color) two types of pigments: one black (melanin) and another one, of various colors. In my opinion, chameleons change colors because they’re afraid of something coming to get them like prey, so they camouflage they’re skin. The article also stated the chameleons make their body still and wag really slow to make the delusion that they’re just a twig or leaf just blowing in the wind. In fact when a chameleon is attacked by a predator it’s color turns a reddish brown with yellow stripes. Color also signals changes in light and temperature in the environment. In the morning, after a fresh night, the chameleons will warm in the sun, flattening their flanks, which turn black.
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