If it appears to be slinking away from the camera, maybe this chameleon is all too aware of the way some of us humanfolk see reptiles: as frightening at best, disgusting at worst. We know you die-hard reptile lovers are out there too, but it"s undeniable that reptiles" reputation among people has suffered thanks to popular villainous depictions—from "Anaconda" and "Godzilla" to the serpent encountered by Adam and Eve. Even our everyday language throws shade on this vast class of critters: When"s the last time you called someone "reptile" and meant it nicely?
Does this chameleon look a little insecure?
Today in History
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New Year s Day
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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Where fire meets water
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Old City of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia, Croatia
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European Day of Parks
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Nursing the world to health
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Fin whales: A success story
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In the footsteps of Leopold Bloom
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Halemaumau Crater, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
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Grandparents Day
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‘Hello’ from zero degrees longitude
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Christmas Bird Count turns 125
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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International Tiger Day
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Maybe we should be looking up
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Polar Bear Week
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A day to take a moment
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Killer whales in Spildra, Norway
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Bohemian waxwings in Canada
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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World Chocolate Day
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Native American Heritage Day
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Pumpkin patch
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National Park Week continues
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Let s get lost
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European fallow deer in England
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Watson Lake in Granite Dells, Arizona
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