3- Dragons of the Dry

Original air date: 18 February 2008

Above is a graphical presentation of the timeline of the episode, below is a more detailed text version

Selected material

The full works of the “keep away” signalling (10’30-11′)

Attenborough using a mirror to have the American anole give his full works of the “keep away” signal
Doing his best to defend his position he goes even further

The chameleon’s tongue at work

The tongue most often aims at the prey’s head, less likely to escape

The prey may be half as much as the chameleon itself. Catching the prey usually only takes a second or so.

Final words: “So the lizards have colonised the world from swamps to rainforests from woodland to desert. And in doing so they’ve revealed such a variety of form and behaviour that they truly can be called the dragons of the dry.”

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