Chameleons
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- Field guideHow chameleons change colorChameleons alter skin color through coordinated pigment cells and structural reflectors under physiological control. The result can carry a social signal or affect heat and camouflage, not simply copy any background on demand.
- Field guideHow animal camouflage worksCamouflage can delay detection, obscure an outline, flatten apparent shape, or make an animal resemble an irrelevant object. Its success is measured through another animal's sensory system, not simply by whether a human observer finds the pattern convincing.