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title: "Why do chameleons change colour?"  
description: "A brief explanation of the chameleons and why they change colour"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-30  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3040/why-do-chameleons-change-colour  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["chameleons", "animals", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why do chameleons change colour?

![Why do chameleons change colour](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6a8c9ad8-98dc-4d06-9e63-13485953a424/images/d42213b1-c8b6-4a08-ae14-ad7dc0332698.jpeg) ![Why do chameleons change colour](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6a8c9ad8-98dc-4d06-9e63-13485953a424/images/123f94df-fdf1-4c6f-bd0f-7ef027fa5ad9.jpeg) Chameleons use camouflage to blend in with their surroundings, making them difficult to identify for predators and prey. ![Why do chameleons change colour](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6a8c9ad8-98dc-4d06-9e63-13485953a424/images/4f5dfd6f-7f83-4280-9b6a-d63b5d2bc060.jpeg) They change colour to communicate, with males wooing females or warning off others, and females showing pregnancy or disinterest in mating. ![Why do chameleons change colour](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6a8c9ad8-98dc-4d06-9e63-13485953a424/images/dee3c924-d72a-4fe3-85ff-0f190c1c2465.jpeg) They regulate their body temperature by changing colour, darkening in cold weather to absorb more heat & lightning in hot weather to reflect more heat ![Why do chameleons change colour](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6a8c9ad8-98dc-4d06-9e63-13485953a424/images/6f167508-4e11-431f-b059-0de1d3282eba.jpeg) They also change colour by adjusting pigment levels in their two layers of skin, which are affected by muscle contractions or relaxation. ![Why do chameleons change colour](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/6a8c9ad8-98dc-4d06-9e63-13485953a424/images/bd8934b1-d176-4bb5-84c8-89b7cce21e0c.jpeg) Scientists are still exploring the intricate mechanism of chameleons changing colour quickly, which can happen in seconds.

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