• Question: How can chameleons change colour?

    Asked by aka Agent Jellybean to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 22 Jun 2015.
    • Photo: Hayley Clissold

      Hayley Clissold answered on 22 Jun 2015:

      That’s a really good question! I’ve done a bit of research and it turns out that chameleons can change colour by adjusting a special layer of cells within their skin. By relaxing or tensing their skin, they are able to structurally change the arrangement of these cells and this affects how light can reflect off of their skin, resulting in a colour change. Pretty cool, huh?!

      You can find out more here: http://www.livescience.com/50096-chameleons-color-change.html

    • Photo: Rebecca Jones

      Rebecca Jones answered on 22 Jun 2015:

      Hayley’s explained it well but did you also know that chameleons change colour to blend into their background and hide from predators but also to attract females!

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