Wild Kratts
Chameleon Power!
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Martin and Chris discover the unique and amazing characteristics of the chameleon.
Martin and Chris discover the unique and amazing characteristics of the chameleon.
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Wild Kratts
Chameleon Power!
Clip | 3m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Martin and Chris discover the unique and amazing characteristics of the chameleon.
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(Buzzing) Hey, Martin, you'’’ve got company.
Whoa, a Malagasy hover fly.
Hey, I'’’ll name you-- Lunch for a chameleon!
We'’’ve got to see that again!
Okay.
I'’’ll record for Aviva to see.
(Beeping) (Buzzing) ♪ Woo-hoo!
Woo-hoo!
Way to go, Target!
And that'’’s what I'’’m going to name you, because you'’’re always on target.
And you know what else, Target?
You'’’re awesome.
Yeah, awesome.
Chameleon powers rule.
If we show this to Aviva, she is sure to come around.
And tongue thwapping is just one of a chameleon'’’s amazing creature powers.
Wow.
Chameleon feet are like clamps: two toes on each side that clamp on to the branch, and a prehensile tail.
Oh, yeah, this tail can grab.
Target'’’s a really careful climber, always making sure he'’’s holding on in three places before he takes a step.
What a climber.
This little lizard is loaded with Creature Powers!
Look at Target'’’s eyes.
The chameleon is the only lizard in the world that can move each eye independently in a different direction.
That means his right eye can look backwards while his left eye looks forward.
His right eye can look up when his left eye looks down.
And his left eye can stay looking down when his right eye looks to the side.
Almost no other animal can do that!
So, a chameleon can look in any direction while keeping his body perfectly still.
That helps him spot prey like hoverflies and, also, predators he has to avoid.
(Wind blowing) Check it out.
Target'’’s doing the chameleon shuffle.
Oh, yeah.
When a chameleon wants to move, he often waits for the breeze to blow.
Then he moves, herky-jerky, so he mimics the leaves blowing in the wind.
A cool kind of camouflage, but, of course, there'’’s color camouflage too.
A chameleon changes color to blend into his surroundings.
Now he matches my shirt!
Nice!
I wonder if a chameleon can turn blue.
Yes!
Now my favorite lizard is my favorite color!
I thought a Gila monster was your favorite lizard.
It was, last week.
This week, my favorite lizard is a blue chameleon.
Okay, what other colors can he turn?
I think just about any color there is.
Orange, red.
Yellow, purple.
Purple!
Violet purple is Aviva'’’s favorite color.
If we can show a chameleon turning violet, that just might do the trick to convince her to stop invent-uring with that ring chip-- So we can start adventuring with chameleon powers!
Let'’’s bring Target back to the Tortuga.
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