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How a Chameleon’s Skin Changes Color

By Janice VanCleave

The group of four photos model what a person with pigmented skin like a chameleon would look like.

  What Happens Inside a Chameleon that Changes Its Skin Color? New Terms light energy pigment transparent visible light white light   Chameleons are so cool! Think about having skin that changes color when there is a change in temperature, or if you get excited –upset–mad–don’t feel well. We would not be able to “hide […]

Filed Under: Biology Tagged With: chameleon's skin color, chameleons, chromophores, melanin, melanocytes, pigment

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