Why Do Chameleons Change Their Color?

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 Please note that this capacity is not unlimited, however ! Indeed, each species has only one range of colors due to its privileged environment . This is why researchers can use the dresses chameleons to identify them. While land chameleons color variations of brown , tree species will decline rather ranges of green, yellow or blue.

 Elsewhere on the planet , many other animals use this communication technique . This is particularly the case of the cuttlefish that can not only change color in seconds but also change the texture of his skin !

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