How do panter chameleons protect themselves
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Panther Chameleons protect themselves by changing colors to blend in with their environment. Chameleons move extremely slowly, so their best defense is their ability to camouflage themselves. ... This ability allows chameleons to quickly pinpoint potential predators and prey
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Usually doing nothing. The neutral stance for a chameleon means the default coloring-that default coloring is usually selected evolutionarily by their habitat. Neutrally green chameleons vs neutrally brown, etc. Sometimes the color instinctively changes to match lighting-parts in the sun will lighten, while those in shadow will remain dark. This helps blend into the shadows or dappled light.
Active camouflage is subtle-usually the color will change only just slightly enough to aid in camouflage. Dramatic color changes are usually only used for social signalling and to express emotions.
The nervous system works like this- IF there’s danger, DETERMINE angle and background. IF background is COLOR A, THEN change skin to COLOR A. Different species have different ranges of color.
Usually, the neutral coloration is enough, but sometimes just a subtle shift in color and tone and hue will confuse a predator-the prey will suddenly disappear. It works on multiple levels: cold blooded stalkers like lizards and snakes take a long time to hone in on a target, that gives the Chameleon enough time to change to the change to the color of their surroundings. Meanwhile, a warm blooded predator has their own disadvantages: a cat sees very few shades of color, everything is muted, so even a slight change will make the chameleon invisible. While something like an hawk can see the colors, usually the habitat the chameleon is staying will be similar in color, so once again even with color vision the lizard is hard to spot.
With some species, the neutral color is enough-they only use the color for emotional signaling and display. That limits them in terms of where they can hide perfectly, but it also means they don’t always have to look out for predators. That’s passive camouflage.
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