My unusual pets

Kerstin Peer KU Intercultural Relations WS 2006/2007

What´s that?

Grisu Fuchur

Structure of presentation

• facts about chameleons• morphological characteristics

– Change of skin colour– Feet and tail– Eyes– Tongue

• general behaviour of chameleons

Facts about chameleons

• small to mid-size reptiles

• family: Chamaeleonidae Brookesiinae (dwarf ch.) Chamaeleoninae (typical ch.)

• about 150 species

• main distribution: Africa, Madagascar

• part of the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora )

Morphological characteristics

Change of skin colour

• Why?– to regulate temperature– health– to communicate

• How?

Feet and tail

Eyes

Tongue

Fuchur is eating a caterpillar

Grisu is eating a frog

General behaviour of chameleons

• live solitary• passive hunters• bizarre way of moving• live in trees or bushes• hide by danger

Summary

• ability to change colour• extraordinary feet• prehensile tail• separately moveable eyes• long extensile tongue

Thank you for your attention !!!

For more information you can visit this websites:

• http://chamaeleons-online.com/

• http://www.chamaeleon-portal.de/

• http://www.screameleons.com/index.htm