October 10, 2011 Chamelion

CaliforniaMama · 10-10-2011, 08:43 AM

Groan, yawn or gurgle* to start the week.

Photo of his pet, by Scott Thompson

via National Geographic

*Does a chameleon make noise? No but when you expose it to danger it will make a deep throat gurgle sound . . .

Griff · 10-10-2011, 09:08 AM

Wonderful!

Gravdigr · 10-10-2011, 02:41 PM

Colorful!

BigV · 10-10-2011, 03:22 PM

yes, very colorful. makes me wonder if he was raised in a cage lined with Jackson Pollock paintings.

That is one beautiful animal.

classicman · 10-10-2011, 03:29 PM

Thats a great pic! Best I could do is here. This one is younger so he isn't as colorful ...yet.

CaliforniaMama · 10-11-2011, 07:52 AM

Oh, how sweet!

It looks like one of those weather changing statues that is covered with tiny beads that are either pink or blue depending on the weather.

Wombat · 10-11-2011, 09:37 PM

It's doing it all wrong: the background is most definately black.

SPUCK · 10-12-2011, 04:09 AM

Needs calibration.

ZenGum · 10-12-2011, 04:24 AM

I'd like to put a chameleon on a TV screen.

BigV · 10-12-2011, 09:52 AM

I'd like to teach the world to sing.

Sundae · 10-12-2011, 03:14 PM

Of course chameleons change colour according to mood, not background...
But we all knew that, right?

classicman · 10-12-2011, 03:43 PM

not exactly - according to wiki ...

Quote:

The primary purpose of color change has been found to be due to social signalling, as opposed to camouflage, although both social signalling color change, and color change for purposes of camouflage do occur in most chameleons, to some extent. Color change is also used as an expression of the physiological condition of the lizard, and as a social indicator to other chameleons. Research suggests that social signaling was the primary driving force behind the evolution of color change, and that camouflage evolved as a secondary concern.[9][10] Chameleons tend to show darker colors when angered, or attempting to scare or intimidate others, and males show lighter, multi-colored patterns when courting females.

Some varieties of chameleon—such as the Smith's dwarf chameleon—use their color-changing ability to blend in with their surroundings, as an effective form of camouflage.[11]

10-10-2011, 08:43 AM	#1
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	October 10, 2011 Chamelion Groan, yawn or gurgle* to start the week. Photo of his pet, by Scott Thompson via National Geographic *Does a chameleon make noise? No but when you expose it to danger it will make a deep throat gurgle sound . . .

10-10-2011, 09:08 AM	#2
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Wonderful! __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-10-2011, 02:41 PM	#3
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Colorful! __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

10-10-2011, 03:22 PM	#4
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	yes, very colorful. makes me wonder if he was raised in a cage lined with Jackson Pollock paintings. That is one beautiful animal. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-10-2011, 03:29 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thats a great pic! Best I could do is here. This one is younger so he isn't as colorful ...yet. Attached Images __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-11-2011, 07:52 AM	#6
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	Oh, how sweet! It looks like one of those weather changing statues that is covered with tiny beads that are either pink or blue depending on the weather. __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

10-11-2011, 09:37 PM	#7
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	It's doing it all wrong: the background is most definately black. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

10-12-2011, 04:09 AM	#8
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Needs calibration.

10-12-2011, 04:24 AM	#9
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I'd like to put a chameleon on a TV screen. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-12-2011, 09:52 AM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	I'd like to teach the world to sing. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

10-12-2011, 03:14 PM	#11
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Of course chameleons change colour according to mood, not background... But we all knew that, right? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

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