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NICOLE BRAGG: On behalf of Expert Village, I'm Nicole, and I'm here to tell you about
Veiled Chameleons. I have a pretty widespread reptile collection and one of the most interesting
reptiles I have is my veiled chameleon. She is definitely one of the ones that people
are most interested in when they come to view my collection. She is very unique. Chameleons,
in general, are very unique. They have eyes that are capable of moving two separate directions
at once, which allows them to comprehend actually two different pictures. Their brains are actually
made to comprehend two different things at once. So, that's part of their defense system.
They also have the split feet that are actually shaped something like this, they have three
toes on one side and two toes on the other, so, they have five toes altogether. But they
are kind of wedged together to form a good gripping action for the leaves and branches
that they tend to live on in the wild. They also have very unique color patterns, which
vary according to their mood and temperature, and also their surroundings. Chameleons come
from several different places around the world, mostly, tropical areas and mountain regions.
There are several different species of chameleons out there. This one is the female Veiled Chameleon.
There's also Jackson's Chameleons which have several different subspecies within the Jackson's
Chameleons. There's the Mt. Kenya Jackson's and the Meru Mountain Jackson's Chameleon.
Now, we also have the Pigmy Leaf Chameleon. There are several different species. There's
the Kenya Leaf Chameleon, there's the Fisher's Chameleon, there's a Usambara Giant Three-Horned
Chameleon, which are very unique, also very widely collected, a little bit more difficult
to keep than most though. And there's--you know what, just look in your local pet store,
do your research on-line, there are several different chameleons out there available for
purchase. If you're looking for something that's easier to keep, I'd go for something
more like the Veiled Chameleon. The more difficult ones are the Pygmy Chameleons. The smaller
ones, they range in sizes from 3 1/2 inches up to 14 or 15 inches in length.