Chameleons generally do not change colors in order to match their environments, their color-changing abilities are more closely associated with their mood, temperature, and other factors not having anything to do with the color of their surroundings.
Yeah, definitely fake but still neat. There is a reptile zoo here and the owner has told me that it's possible chameleons change colors to communicate with each other.
My ex-girlfriend had one and it was basically either green or white and never actually camouflaged.
Would be cool if they had done this with an octopus instead.
August 28, 2009
Anonymous said...
I had one for a couple of years, and he definitely changed color according to his mood rather than his environment. Dark mottled greens was mad or uncomfortable, bright green with a little yellow around his mouth was happy and content. His strangest color was almost a light blue, and that was when he was really frightened.
He got very dark, then puffed up his body, rocked from side to side and huffed air out his mouth when defending his territory.
This iguana just looks irritated! Yep, its fake, but look at how many people are watching the video. it must work.
August 30, 2009
varenoea said...
You know, this video would be so much more credible if the maker hadn't forgotten to photoshop the parts that are BEHIND the sunglasses... they're still green.
A case for photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com, I say!
This made me want to buy a chameleon, not sunglasses.
September 04, 2009
This is a very frustrating video of a chameleon changing colors as it's introduced to new items. First you can see him, then you can't. Then you can see him again, then he's gone again. Very frustrating. Of course, the chameleon doesn't look terribly please at having his camouflaging ability trotted out for our entertainment.
Thanks for the link, Ida.
posted by Raging Wombat at 6:55 AM on Aug 22, 2009
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Close this window Jump to comment formthat was such an AWESOME video!!! Now I want a chameleon pet!
August 28, 2009
Too bad it isn't real, since it'd be awesome if it were.
August 28, 2009
Sadly, this is a viral ad for Ray-Ban...and also fake.
August 28, 2009
It's a cool ad but a lot of chameleons are very skittish and nervous pets. As an avid lizard lover, I still want one; they are such neat creatures.
August 28, 2009
My girlfriend can do that.
August 28, 2009
Viral Ray-Ban ad. Funny chameleon, though!
August 28, 2009
Chameleons generally do not change colors in order to match their environments, their color-changing abilities are more closely associated with their mood, temperature, and other factors not having anything to do with the color of their surroundings.
http://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/animal-camouflage2.htm
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060025
August 28, 2009
Yeah, definitely fake but still neat. There is a reptile zoo here and the owner has told me that it's possible chameleons change colors to communicate with each other.
My ex-girlfriend had one and it was basically either green or white and never actually camouflaged.
Would be cool if they had done this with an octopus instead.
August 28, 2009
I had one for a couple of years, and he definitely changed color according to his mood rather than his environment. Dark mottled greens was mad or uncomfortable, bright green with a little yellow around his mouth was happy and content. His strangest color was almost a light blue, and that was when he was really frightened.
He got very dark, then puffed up his body, rocked from side to side and huffed air out his mouth when defending his territory.
August 28, 2009
This iguana just looks irritated! Yep, its fake, but look at how many people are watching the video. it must work.
August 30, 2009
You know, this video would be so much more credible if the maker hadn't forgotten to photoshop the parts that are BEHIND the sunglasses... they're still green.
A case for photoshopdisasters.blogspot.com, I say!
September 02, 2009
I don't think this is "ugly" as much as it is "awesome."
September 02, 2009
Holy color changing (albeit viral advert) chameleon, Batman!
September 04, 2009
enjoy your viral marketing you suckers.
i wonder why this video was really made... oh well, i guess i should go buy some 200 dollar sunglasses now.
September 04, 2009
This made me want to buy a chameleon, not sunglasses.
September 04, 2009