Chameleons

["Jaime Headden" <jaemei@hotmail.com>]

Another fact on chameleons: they are inordinately thin. While not very 
conclusive itself, chameleons sport a semi-erect posture (like crocs 
sometimes) that actually reduces its oberall width, and this is 
especially evident when you are a, say, predatory flying dinosaur (okay, 
bird of prey) that has a sweet spot for little horned lizards. From 
above, the lizard actually comes in line with the side of the twig or 
branch its on, thus reducing its visibility. The semi-erect legs are a 
survival adaptation, and derived, from the sprawl of other squamatans. 
Oh, I'm not saying chameleons weren't visible from the 
side---color-change did a few tricks.

Jaime A. Headden

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