How Europe's common chameleon hunts

Name: How Europe's common chameleon hunts
Uploaded: 2024-01-29T12:06:24
Duration: 50 s
Description: Watch a common chameleon stalk and eat its prey.

Watch a common chameleon stalk and eat its prey.

How Europe's common chameleon hunts
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Transcript

Europe’s only chamaeleon, the common chamaeleon, is found from the Mediterranean to the Middle East, and it’s a stealthy hunter. Slowly it closes in on its prey. But once within striking distance, it never misses.