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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World Lion Day
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Happy Arbor Day!
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Tesla, the visionary
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Bringing together history and technology
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Fly me to the moon
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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New Zealand s loneliest mountain
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Kangaroo family for National Hugging Day
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Kissing Day
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Rethymno, Crete, Greece
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Nothing plain about it
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Gazing upon Portraits of Change
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Sands of time
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American bison
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Santorini through the clouds
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Yosemite National Park, California
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Cranborne Chase, England
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A gorge-ous mill in the Causses
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Life in the slow lane
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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The Christmas Bird Count begins
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Belgium celebrates its independence
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International Sloth Day
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Halo around the sun
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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Full moon
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A triumph of light
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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First day of summer