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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Happy Pi Day!
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Take the Stairs Day
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Peel Castle on St. Patrick’s Isle with the Isle of Man in the background
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Merry Christmas!
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Let’s go mothing
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It’s NASA’s 60th birthday
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Wychwood Forest, Oxfordshire, England
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I ll call for pen and ink
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Freeze frame
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Earth Day
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Mackerel forming a bait ball to avoid predators
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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
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’Chess on ice’
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Poppies in bloom
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It’s showtime for a precious crop
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Fall Astronomy Week
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Remembering Krakatoa
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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Colorful cows of the reef
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Caribou on the move
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Hey, you two in the front!
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National Hug Day
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FOR FOREST by Klaus Littmann
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Combating extinction with citizen science
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Vale of Edale, Peak District, England
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Craters of the Moon centennial
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Smoking nights in Austria
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International Geodiversity Day
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Ronda, Spain