True Facts About The Chameleon

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Yemen chameleon
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Chameleon on branch
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Two veiled chameleon brothers and fighting over a cecropia moth.
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A panther chameleon baby is catching a cricket by extending his tongue.
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A baby veiled chameleon is picking up a fly with his tongue.
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Two baby veiled chameleons appear to be about to kiss.
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A brown chameleon perched on a branch in lemur forest camp, madagascar
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A ambilobe panther chameleon is sleeping on a branch.
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Chameleon
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A male panther chameleon is holding a waxy monkey tree frog in his mouth.
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[@drewsmithson6665]

'Do I feel like walking? Yes, no, well.... maybe.. Yes.. nooo'

[@0_h1t3]

"Yes, no.. Maybe.. Well.. Yes.. No Yes."

[@wendysw714]

I wish you would have explained why they walk that way (to let people know). It is to blend in with the surroundings, as though it is a leaf or twig blowing in the wind--isn't that right? Thank you. 😉

[@nomdon4231]

That is me every day 3:08

[@uniformbanjo7402]

That’s me when I’m in bed and need to pee

[@LordRobinNamaste]

@@wendysw714 I had a Jackson Chameleon and we called that move "The Leaf Dance!" Do the Leaf-Leaf! Do the Leaf-Leaf!

[@brandonlee9798]

"cool little alien karate chop hands" why did i find that so funny

[@crystalm.223]

It's killing me too XD

[@williamsomoza6146]

right

[@batatis11]

+Brandon Lee I started cry laughing, and couldn't stop for the whole video

[@fredsigu6684]

Brandon Lee 666 likes..... Gonna leave it as is xD (wow this is 2 years old lol)

[@watermelonwatsittoya]

As i was reading this he was saying it lol

[@lymyoo5]

My class wrote essays one time in 3rd grade about our favorite animals and I chose the chameleon. When I wrote about why it changed its color, I put down things about mood and the temperature. Another kid saw this, and reported my “wrong detail” to the teacher. She sided with the other kid and told me to change that detail to camouflage stuff instead. When I found a book that had proof of why they change color, she told me the book was wrong, and called the principal to punish me and my little 3rd grade self was triggered and hated that teacher and kid for the rest of that school year

[@Cyfrik]

Reminds me of when I was in 4th or 5th grade, and my English teacher claimed that the word "siblings" is almost never used, and that everyone says "brothers and sisters" instead, regardless of context. That was frustrating. (Side-note: I live in Sweden, so the class was 2nd-language English.)

[@sbk1398]

Only the rest of the school year? That's a life long hatred right there

[@YourXavier]

@@sbk1398 This. Just hearing the story, I kinda hate her.

[@UtahDelaCruz]

I still hate her. And she’s earned it.

[@leminjapan]

That's messed up. Refusing to consider other evidence? What is she teaching her students by doing that?

[@leirawhitehart1236]

I love this. He sounds so professional, like he could actually do voice overs for animal documentaries, which makes it all the more funny when he says this kinda stuff!

[@anonimoosea.9423]

"Cool little alien karate chop hands" I fucking lost it

[@lilixlove2285]

Ikr

[@jessewahl7068]

It's 2 am and I just lmfao omg I'm dying!

[@skeleyguy9497]

Anonimoose A. me to fam

[@EmberMcLain23]

Anonimoose A. They really do mine even will shake hands with me

[@jondonnelly4831]

Press 4.

[@wolfie7223]

"Look, I'm a little chicken." -a shamelayohn

[@kikic.6950]

best comment on here 😂😂 👏

[@Mystic2760]

M. Night Shamelayohn

[@youssefbelhaj6711]

OMFG I FKING DYING HDJEHFJSBSNDIDJDIDN😂😂😂😂😂

[@barrysmith6595]

Kawaii Wolfie you disguise yourself like a chameleon

[@bethanydavis9023]

@@barrysmith6595 your mom

[@taylorwolf9280]

Here are true facts about... the shamalameyon

[@MazaAzi]

your mom

[@hadassahsizemore6127]

+Ethan Byarugaba is a wonderful person.

[@pieguy39thesecond4]

Ethan Byarugaba

[@projecttitanomega]

He's my favorite director

[@thebackround4578]

Its pronounced "Shawmahlawleon"

[@bruhmoment86]

“Remember if someone says ‘you disguise yourself like a chameleon’, just say, ‘your mom’. That usually shuts them up.”

[@snanoopis6584]

Bruh

[@NCRVeteranRanger]

Ur mom.

[@lotannuh]

Here are true facts about the Shawmahlawleon.

[@f4ngdragon183]

"what is it, the chameleon?, mmm, that word really looked like it was more fun to say." yeah, I too wished to pronounce it as Shawmahlawlilsadhdfje- ah dang it ;-; btw, nice Team Desu Profile pic "How do you know who I am? ;-;"

[@PeterPiper247]

It's strange, because I was also watching that film, and all of a sudden it also made me wanna watch this too. What freaking awesome coincidence!

[@obesekid6947]

shamaleleon

[@Jomster777]

Shamalamdingdong

[@obesekid6947]

sha ma la leon

[@imboredsohelpme6118]

"Look I'm a little chicken" I died

[@obesekid6947]

me too XD

[@lei9483]

When you're about to comment something awesome but somebody already did it and worse, it has many upvotes. DAMN YOU!

[@rcatstott]

+Lim Ai Xin same here x,DD

[@anomalyp8584]

+Lim Ai Xin RIP :p

[@lei9483]

Condolence.

[@Vanvanroo]

So remember kids! If someone says that you disguise yourself like a chameleon, just say: your mom.

[@cadaverous6]

That usually shuts them up.

[@isabelagatewood8032]

Your mom.

[@evax900]

ayyyyye pan fam!

[@pussheeninspace3941]

Isabela Gatewood vvvv

[@professionalworm789]

Ur Mum

[@abyandevi77]

"this is the french kiss from chameleon if they go further they will explode" im dying laughing XD

[@mikeike9899]

Abyan Devi same 😂

[@ZachValkyrie]

But wait! How does a chameleon do? You never told us!

[@Hadra568]

ZachValkyrie I guess the chemeleon doesn't do

[@JunkJester6131]

Imagine trying to eat a sandwich by firing off your tongue like a slingshot. That is how a Chameleon do.

[@Cake_Sauce]

To understand how their camouflage works, imagine if your skin could turn red if you got angry. Wait, you're telling me that already happens? Then that is how a Human do.

[@Occams_Racer]

They do like James Bond do.

[@joshuatidwell858]

This comment didnt get the amount of likes it deserves!!!

[@TheCabIe]

We need a petition to change the pronunciation of Chameleon to.. That.

[@SwiftCracker]

Edel Chameleon. Sting Chameleon X

[@softhari]

SwiftCracker charmander?

[@crippling.-.depressionkys6939]

+SwiftCracker sting chameleon ahhh memories

[@nav3346]

Modestas Malakauskas Shmmmelee-own

[@OwlyFisher]

Modestas Malakauskas Chamarlon.

[@cloakedingravity]

That clip at the end where he says do I feel like walking is soo true my chameleon can't ever decide where he wants to go. 😂

[@truckerenoch8824]

They do that to mimic a leaf blowing in the wind. It also confuses the $h*t out of their prey when there's no leaves ...or wind. They're expecting a strike, but when it fails to strike over and over, they get complacent ...then they get eaten! Mine didn't bother most of the time. As soon as I put the crickets in, they darted to the base of their branch and snatched them, almost before they hit the floor of the terrarium!

[@moee777]

"look, I'm a little chicken"

[@retrogatling6006]

your mom

[@philippesaury8916]

M80 Damn

[@gerrit8480]

Ur mom

[@martingargaro4855]

"If you were Jiminy Cricket, you would shit your pants right...about...now." Kills me every time XD

[@BITCOIEN]

i just shit my pants!

[@pterythepteranodon8939]

Euridious Wildman that being said 1:14 is also halarious

[@Bastista1]

Mike Schmidt I just shipped my pants.

[@ayataria]

Xeno Morph so that's why i got a random pair of pants today!

[@pauldeddens5349]

Martin Gargaro or "Hey look im a little chicken"

[@speciosae]

I miss this guy. He's hilarious. Where'd he go?

[@manuelalejandromartinezsan2538]

to buzfeed

[@speciosae]

+Manuel Alejandro Martinez Sandoval that's depressing.

[@ember9947]

+Manuel Alejandro Martinez Sandoval i have never seen him in any buzzfeed video..can you tell a name name of a video?

[@speciosae]

+Boogy Man I believe he's some sort of head chief at Buzzfeed. You can look up an interview.

[@oldeskoolfan]

+Boogy Man Look up Dear Kitten. It's a series of whiskies sponsored videos from buzzfeed. And they're beautiful.

[@TheShapingSickness]

"The only surroundings this would help them blend into would be a sad clown convention LMAO

[@stavinaircaeruleum2275]

*"Ohh red rocket,"* Dying over here from laughter

[@Jomster777]

"Cool, little alien, karate chop hands" I can't breathe...

[@anchovybushwack472]

I feel ya

[@absulte0]

I'm officially addicted to these videos xD

[@sovietspacetoast6175]

"Oh. she dosnt like you. She REALLY dosnt like you" and "uuuuuummmm... what are you doing right now"

[@normasalgado2624]

1:25 Cool little alien karate chop hands. Chameleon: Hiya wacha come get some!

[@lemeres2478]

Since the color change happens due to mood, it is basically what chameleons have instead of eyebrows or lips, using them to tell their room mate that they should stop leaving their towels lying round.

[@raventheblademaster1874]

I wish this guy was my teacher. He'd make the class so much more interesting and I'd stop falling asleep halfway through it.

[@chameleon945]

As a chameleon, I can confirm that this video is accurate.

[@vincem3748]

The shamalameleon has spoken!

[@timwoods2852]

But do you feel like walking?

[@eduardo0675]

I love the part were he says "look imma little chicken" XD

[@0CrimsonRose0]

do i feel like walking? hmmm? yea-no maybe...well? yes. no, yes.

[@PaulHutchinsonLivesHere]

I too just watched the video.

[@WickerDruid11135]

Look, I'm a little chicken.

[@0CrimsonRose0]

:) its so cute!

[@AntheMist90]

Haha I like that part the most! :D yes? No? Maybe? Well... Yes no..

[@0CrimsonRose0]

i know right! :)

[@joshuakim5240]

"alien karate chop hands" I can't describe how much i laughed at this XD

[@anchovybushwack472]

Same here

[@justagachaplayerpassingby5073]

i know

[@laurencesoro4438]

First discovered your work recently through your "true facts" series and wanted to say THANKS!! Thanks for bringing us so much joy, knowledge and fun !!

[@FrankCosbyNo-Relation]

"Your mom." My go-to, it's stupidly effective

[@jonathanmadison12]

"Look, I'm a little chicken."

[@reece7876]

Wanna hear my chicken call? Scoot-Sccot-Scootaloo!

[@emziefull]

reece watson scootaloo is not a CHICKEN!

[@anthonysimard7490]

reece watson Wanna hear mine? *Click Click* BANG!

[@mortisfrancke2534]

YOU NEED AN AWARD

[@diamondwarrior2003]

BEST. CHICKEN JOKE. EVER

[@Sailor-Rose]

the awkward hand shake at the end was amazing XD

[@fhagalliciogomes]

There is a chameleon that uses it's color changing ability to hide, we just have not found it yet.

[@ardenkerr1832]

The damn movement the eye makes when the chameleon blinks is terrifying!!

[@ThePotatoLords]

"Uhm...what are you doing?, right now? This is kind of awkward...Do you want me to....shake your hand? e- Ok" "Do I feel like walking? Hmm.. ye-no? Maybe-Well? Yes-no-*yes*" "Look, i'm a little chicken" You nailed it little guy, You nailed it.....

[@TheArbiterX23]

"Oop, red rocket, let's blur that please." LOL

[@southeastmonsoon3549]

"cool little alien karate chop hands" and that, my friends, is why i binged this whole channel in one afternoon

[@yellowcunt8989]

My science teacher used to put these on for school

[@theprodigalfailure7047]

I lost my shit at "... The chameleon uses both of its eyes to lock onto it's prey... if you were Jiminy Cricket, you'd shit your pants... right. About. Now." XD im still laughing!!!

[@salamlawrence9658]

"Look I'm a little chicken" I will say that and nobody understands.

[@dragon_os5153]

You have to say it like Morgan Freeman.

[@cesarlorenzo_._]

“ A SAD CLOWN CONVECTION ”...😂😂 I can’t....

[@whistlescritch7131]

Lol I want this guy to narrate my life. XD

[@firdaus969]

your mom

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

Be prepared for him to show photos of you naked and using the toilet.

[@13din]

And not Morgan freeman? Ok

[@Ambertrine]

"Just say your mom.. that immediately shuts them up." XD Hahaha!

[@derekwolfwood8940]

"Cool little alien karate chop hands" this one got me XD

[@awkwardstrangerlady9758]

“Here are true facts about the Shameleon” “Wait. What does it say? Oh. I thought it would be more fun to say”

[@SWISS-1337]

"because if they committed to it anymore, they would explode" And "it's like a ballet really, dainty" OMG I lost it at those bits! He's so funny.

[@fluffykitten7389]

"cool little alien karate chop hands" I found that adorable for some reason...

[@professorbland]

PLEASE do a full length nature documentary narration!!! omg there have to be some on public domain you can use. these are so hilarious.

[@jodyhicks6508]

"Color changy shifty things.".. I love Ze's techie talk soo much...

[@predatoreusfilms9992]

I’m surprised he didn’t talk about the jacksons chameleon. They are the ones that are like little triceratops!

[@GeneBurnett]

I love love love this channel. So great...Another really cool thing about Chameleons is that, independent of the Praying Mantis, they both evolved that back and forth motion while sitting on a branch. I believe it's to blend in with breeze blown foliage and hide from their prey, largely insects, which is the same for both creatures.

[@xxXthekevXxx]

Cool! I didn't even think about why they do that. You learn something new every day!

[@xxdarkbroxx]

Gene Burnett if you do the same motion to lizards you can catch them

[@GeneBurnett]

jose perez Very cool. I hope I can try it sometime. ;~) GB

[@KiboraVT]

A new study has disproved the chromataphore theory. Chameleons actually have microscopic crystals in their cells, and changing how these crystals refract light changes color. Check Veritasium's channel to see it.

[@taylornguyen6047]

Oh damn, that's hardcore

[@bounthongjunthamaly391]

ใ

[@Ryodraco]

+KiboraMalenceo Pretty sure its both actually. Chromataphores are responsible for some color changes, but the crystals are responsible for others (such as colors requiring pigments the chameleon's chromatophores do not possess).

[@VueiyVisarelli]

+Ryodraco mmmmmmMMMM ALL OF THE THINGS!!

[@ti3g3r2000]

KiboraMalenceo but could I get a tattoo using these things and have a magic colour changing tattoo

[@SteveHoover69]

I laugh my ass off every time I watch these videos. E.v.e.r.y. T.i.m.e. Lmfao

[@pirextech53]

Every episode I have seen causes me to burst out in laughter. 🤣

[@YouAreNotSandra]

..."Cool little alien karate chop hands." Couldn't have said it better myself. xD

[@golden2th]

Am I the only one enjoying these videos way too much?

[@Ratchetfreak1]

I love that he laughs at himself XD

[@clarkyd2011]

The beauty of it is, is that he’s telling you the whole truth about the animal and making you laugh at the same time.

[@MrPasympa]

The SHA-MELAMLION !!

[@Pocketnemo]

SHA-MELALION* no m after the 'la' part

[@MrPasympa]

Morgan Freeman narrated my post, not yours. Your argument is therefore invalid.

[@why3011]

You're forgetting Morgan Freeman narrated his post, as he does for billions of others every day. Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman, Morgan Freeman Morgan Freeman. -*Morgan Freeman*

[@MrPasympa]

Goose! #morganfreeman #hashtag

[@jasonantonucci8003]

Goose! I got that reference

[@isabellecarignan9066]

@0:54 : If you were Gimini Cricket, you would shit yourself right.. about.. now XD

[@kimberlysolano638]

I died at that part haha xD

[@meatballmaster4623]

I read this right as he said that XD

[@tourmalineii4134]

+Meatball Master same XD

[@death24314]

Isabelle Carignan r

[@hurjireepz7021]

0:33 When you are at a group picture with 10 cameras and dont know where to look

[@ericdempsey6097]

Nature and smiles....can't beat it. Thank you. A friend suggested your work and glad they did.

[@Levipaulsen]

"Cool little alien karate chop hands" the point when I lost my shit completely.. fell out of my chair like an asshole.

[@Z0ne__93]

"look I'm a little chicken" can i have that on a shirt? baby chameleon included XD

[@lexidreyar7777]

Merchandise would be a hit

[@BlueClefto]

2:32 That's the skin of an octopus. Chameleon's way to change color is based on changing the distance between micro crystals, absorbing different types of wave lenght (colors) according to the distance.. the process is similar to a rubber band when you stretch it. That's why they are not as fast as the octopus.

[@mintakamothkind]

It is worth mentioning that chameleons do in fact utilize camouflage, however it is more in the form of the little swaying dance they do while walking, as this is meant to imitate the movements of a leaf swaying in the breeze

[@RustyShacklefardd]

"This is as close to french kissing as chameleons come, because if they committed to it further, they would both explode." 1:13

[@Veris917]

the ending killed me, "look i'm a little chicken"

[@thisisajang]

"oops, red rocket. Let's blurred it" lol

[@joeclark18]

"that hands out the little spy toys" Picture of chameleons sharing a butterfly

[@rexevans100]

How do you take your coffee?... one humps or two? *gets slapped*

[@NecronomiPod]

"Cool little alien karate chop hands" is the line that always gets me.

[@tape0n4head83]

I really love this channel, it's a combination of comedy and a documentary.

[@renranger2135]

0:10 never heard a more perfect way to describe the chameleon

[@teddybear11794]

You've successfully found a balance between hilarious and factually fascinating. Thank you sir.

[@hung9839]

Should I walk? Maybe? No?

[@J7Handle]

+Hung Nguyen Hmm... ye-- no. Maybe-- well? Yes, no. Yes.

[@lydiafvdd4953]

i remember watching these videos as a kid. i'm so happy i found your chanel again.

[@lancelnce]

"Wait! Let's blur this place" LMAO

[@anna-ceciliawilliams3295]

"Perhaps the greatest deception the spy lizard, Chameleon has ever achieved, is deceiving humans into thinking that they change colours in order to blend in with their surroundings." True that, true that. XD

[@weikihuang6485]

Do I feel like walking? mmm yeah, no, maybe, well, yes, no, yes

[@AdamMerlin]

I still flinch at the chameleon locking both eyes in one place and ZeFranks: Right, about, NOW does NOT help! 🤣

[@bubalackgaming8892]

"The color changey-shifty thing"

[@tankedpvp]

Oops red rocket let's blur it out I died.

[@sbanwe247fan1234]

a fact that you never covered : the chameleon learn their hunting methods by miley cyrus

[@lilneopuppy]

Miley learned her hunting methods from chameleons Watch out she will level up to slingshot tounge soon.

[@sbanwe247fan1234]

***** nice one

[@ItalyStyler]

2:47 "Your mum" LMAO im dying🤣

[@davidvento5481]

It was the “red rocket, yep... blur that” for me. 😂

[@andressamachado6315]

i had to pause the video to get a hold of my laughter within the first 15 seconds! the sha-mah-leong ahahahaha i love these!

[@HyperthreadMusic]

3:15 Look, i'm a little chicken!

[@viviolet7]

"Little alien karate chop hands"

[@-lonelypringle-8409]

1:14 "if they committed to do it further they would both explode" 😂😂

[@snejq3]

its like me when i have to leave the house for work "do i feel like walking? no... yes?... no."

[@MrStrepsilz]

3:15 I LAUGHED SO HARD I FELL OF MY CHAIR!!!

[@pifflesomepuffnadder855]

3:15 "LOOK, I'M A LEETLE CHICKEN!"

[@sassypapijhin8437]

3:10 me when I'm at the pinnacle of indecisiveness between sleeping or just playing for 2 more hours.

[@vicsmith1506]

When ever I feel down this guy really cheers me up

[@rod653]

i always asked my self why does nobody researches tattoo's that change colors it would be so awesome

[@Infinitron38]

Ronnie Crawford Your own nervous system, mayhaps? It could lead to seizures, possibly.

[@jakobytheconquerer]

Infinitron38 thats some star trek shit your pulling up

[@EtherealAuthor]

Infinitron38 Well not necessarily. Just trade manual manipulation of a digit to control the tattoo. Nobody actually uses their pinkies, and you could probably fix it so that the next digit controls its movement. Of course, I'm no scientist so this could be about as possible as sprouting wings from one's lower torso.

[@rod653]

Ronnie Crawford how about just your temperature

[@Infinitron38]

Maybe your mood?

[@KlaxontheImpailr]

That chameleon is a better dancer than me :/

[@beccalouise9055]

2:17 looks like my old chameleon Zebu! Awwwww RIP