Why do chameleons change color?

Everybody knows that these creatures are able to change the color of their skin. They are able to vary the color from pink to turquoise. The question is – what for?

The change of the color is a kind of the reaction to various environmental conditions. They change the color when it is too hot/cold or when they "smell" danger. It is an interesting fact that males make their skin coloration lighter/brighter in order to court female species.

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Patricia Bryan-Firth

You said all above! How about all below!

Stephen Farrelly

SO if I picked ANY (not all) of these answers THAN I WOULD be CORRECT Correct ??

Algernon Bhoomz

Chameleons do not change colors to blend into their environment. They change colors relating to their Mood, Aggresion, Territory, and Mating behavior.

Gary Cantrell

correct answer is ridiculous....how about "all of the above".....

Wyla Reedy

I had a pair. The color change is slower than one would imagine.

earlepg

Patricia Bryan-Firth, The correct answer says "all the other answers are correct" so that must be the only correct answer. The other choices do not include all the correct elements.

Diane Lynn Kinsman

I just didn't hit all..

sferrell

When are you going to STOP having " all the above" questions? If all are correct, then any of the 4 choices would be correct by itself as well. So one should never be scored as incorrect! Just stop!