{"id":2671,"date":"2015-05-20T17:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T15:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madcham.com\/?p=2671"},"modified":"2025-02-14T13:28:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T12:28:18","slug":"abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense and escape behavior of tree dwelling chameleons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Inhaltsverzeichnis<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a04a3bb53076\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Abwehrverhalten\" >Abwehrverhalten<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Farbveranderung\" >Farbver\u00e4nderung<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Vergrosern_der_Korperflache\" >Vergr\u00f6\u00dfern der K\u00f6rperfl\u00e4che<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Abspreizen_der_Occipitallappen\" >Abspreizen der Occipitallappen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Einrollen_und_Fallenlassen\" >Einrollen und Fallenlassen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Im_Schlaf_vom_BlattAst_fallen_lassen\" >Im Schlaf vom Blatt\/Ast fallen lassen<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Defensive_behavior\" >Defensive behavior<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Colour_change\" >Colour change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Enlargening_the_body_size\" >Enlargening the body size<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Spreading_of_the_occipital_lobes\" >Spreading of the occipital lobes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Bob_and_bite\" >Bob and bite<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Escape_behaviour\" >Escape behaviour<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Turn_behind_the_branch\" >Turn behind the branch<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Escape\" >Escape<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Jumping\" >Jumping<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Rolling\" >Rolling<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Perch_release\" >Perch release<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Comportement_defensif\" >Comportement d\u00e9fensif<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Changement_de_couleur\" >Changement de couleur<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Agrandir_la_surface_du_corps\" >Agrandir la surface du corps<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Etendre_les_lobes_occipitaux\" >\u00c9tendre les lobes occipitaux<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Roche_et_morsure\" >Roche et morsure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Comportement_de_fuite\" >Comportement de fuite<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Tourner_derriere_une_branche\" >Tourner derri\u00e8re une branche<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Fuir\" >Fuir<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Sauter\" >Sauter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-32\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Enrouler_et_tomber\" >Enrouler et tomber<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-33\" href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/abwehr-flucht-verhalten-baumbewohner\/#Goutte_de_la_feuillebranche_pendant_le_sommeil\" >Goutte de la feuille\/branche pendant le sommeil<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p class=\"dropcap\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Among the tree-dwelling chameleons on Madagascar are the genera <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/category\/chamaeleons-habitatsdaten\/furcifer-arten\/\"><em>Furcifer<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/category\/chamaeleons-habitatsdaten\/calumma-arten\/\"><em>Calumma<\/em><\/a>. Among them are both the largest and the most colorful species. They have a whole range of threatening behavior which they can use to ward off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/fressfeinde-von-chamaeleons-auf-madagaskar\/\">prey predators<\/a> or unwelcome conspecifics. This article is intended to explain both defense and escape behavior in more detail. \n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Defensive_behavior\"><\/span>Defensive behavior<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Colour_change\"><\/span>Colour change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chameleons of the genera <em>Calumma<\/em> and <em>Furcifer<\/em> communicate with conspecifics by means of their colours and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/der-farbwechsel\/\">the colour change<\/a>. If they are stressed, they become darker. If a male sees a conspecific of the same sex, it becomes lighter. Also, pregnant females indicate with a completely changed coloration in many species that a male should not try to get them and stay away. Regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/fressfeinde-von-chamaeleons-auf-madagaskar\/\">predators<\/a>, you can also notice differences in the colour of the chameleons&#8217; reaction. Even between the sight of different species of predators, for example snakes and birds of prey, you can sometimes see differences in the colour reaction of a chameleon.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-2671 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-1157x771.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1-81x54.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6610'>\n\t\t\t\tEin Panthercham\u00e4leon entdeckt ein anderes M\u00e4nnchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-1024x660.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-1024x660.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-1195x771.jpg 1195w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-420x271.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2-81x52.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Vohimana-2018-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6611'>\n\t\t\t\tDas gleiche Tier nach einigen Minuten\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"899\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1839mittel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-2358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1839mittel.jpg 899w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1839mittel-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1839mittel-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1839mittel-420x298.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/IMG_1839mittel-81x57.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 899px) 100vw, 899px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-2358'>\n\t\t\t\tEntspanntes Furcifer timoni\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Furcifer-timoni-female-Montagne-dAmbre-2019-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Furcifer-timoni-female-Montagne-dAmbre-2019-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Furcifer-timoni-female-Montagne-dAmbre-2019-5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Furcifer-timoni-female-Montagne-dAmbre-2019-5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Furcifer-timoni-female-Montagne-dAmbre-2019-5-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Furcifer-timoni-female-Montagne-dAmbre-2019-5-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-1024x686.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-1151x771.jpg 1151w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-420x281.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2-81x54.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-nahe-Ambanja-2018-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6742'>\n\t\t\t\tRelativ entspanntes Panthercham\u00e4leon-Weibchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-1157x771.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1-81x54.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-in-Ambanja-2018-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6740'>\n\t\t\t\tKontrastreichere F\u00e4rbung bei Stress\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enlargening_the_body_size\"><\/span>Enlargening the body size<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The apparent increase in body surface area is a classic defensive behavior in tree-dwelling chameleons. A larger chameleon immediately has an impressive effect on the predator or the attacking conspecific. As the behavior takes place within a few seconds, it can at best frighten the attacker in such a way that it causes him to flee or abandon an attack. Chameleons have many different possibilities to increase the body&#8217;s surface. Most chameleons start by inflating their throat sac. This increases the skin surface of the throat, some chameleons can also use an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/anatomie\/\">additional air sac<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to the bloated throat sac, most chameleons flatten their body sideways when threatening, so that it appears considerably larger at the top and bottom. For this purpose, the tail is rolled up and pulled against the body. If the chameleon was now viewed from above, it would suddenly be only extremely &#8220;thin&#8221; and flat. The broad side of the body is naturally turned towards the attacker in this deceptive manoeuvre. The chameleon keeps an eye on the other person and always turns with him to avoid the attacker accidentally discovering how &#8220;thin&#8221; and vulnerable the chameleon really is.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-2671 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0448-Mittel-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0448-Mittel-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0448-Mittel-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/IMG_0448-Mittel.jpg 1156w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-596'>\n\t\t\t\tEntspanntes Panthercham\u00e4leon-M\u00e4nnchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Ambanja-M\u00e4nnchen-2017.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-4608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Ambanja-M\u00e4nnchen-2017.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Ambanja-M\u00e4nnchen-2017-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Ambanja-M\u00e4nnchen-2017-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Ambanja-M\u00e4nnchen-2017-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Furcifer-pardalis-aus-Ambanja-M\u00e4nnchen-2017-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-4608'>\n\t\t\t\tPanthercham\u00e4leon-M\u00e4nnchen mit vergr\u00f6\u00dfertem Kehlsack, eingerolltem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/anatomie\/\">Schwanz<\/a> und abgeflachtem K\u00f6rper\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"662\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rhino9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rhino9.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/rhino9-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-928'>\n\t\t\t\tEntspanntes Furcifer rhinoceratus-Weibchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-1024x709.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-7-7038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-1114x771.jpg 1114w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-420x291.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537-81x56.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Furcifer-rhinoceratus-droht-mit-Zunge-e1525364837537.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-7-7038'>\n\t\t\t\tErregtes Furcifer rhinoceratus-Weibchen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spreading_of_the_occipital_lobes\"><\/span>Spreading of the occipital lobes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some chameleon species, for example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/calumma-malthe\/\"><em>Calumma malthe<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/calumma-brevicorne\/\"><em>Calumma brevicorne<\/em><\/a>, or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/calumma-cucullatum\/\">Calumma cucullatum<\/a>,<\/em> have occipital lobes on their head. These lobes can be raised or spread forward. This makes the head of these animals appear considerably larger.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-2671 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-6571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-1157x771.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3-81x54.jpg 81w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Calumma-malthe-in-Maromizaha-2018-3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-6571'>\n\t\t\t\tCalumma malthe mit abgespreizten Occipitallappen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malthe2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malthe2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/malthe2-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-824'>\n\t\t\t\tM\u00e4nnchen der gleichen Art drohend\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Calumma-brevicorne-aus-Analamazaotra-2013-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-3915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Calumma-brevicorne-aus-Analamazaotra-2013-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Calumma-brevicorne-aus-Analamazaotra-2013-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Calumma-brevicorne-aus-Analamazaotra-2013-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Calumma-brevicorne-aus-Analamazaotra-2013-1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Calumma-brevicorne-aus-Analamazaotra-2013-1-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-3915'>\n\t\t\t\tCalumma brevicorne  droht\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Calumma-amber-Weibchen-Montagne-dAmbre-2017-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-8-4643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Calumma-amber-Weibchen-Montagne-dAmbre-2017-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Calumma-amber-Weibchen-Montagne-dAmbre-2017-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Calumma-amber-Weibchen-Montagne-dAmbre-2017-3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Calumma-amber-Weibchen-Montagne-dAmbre-2017-3-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Calumma-amber-Weibchen-Montagne-dAmbre-2017-3-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-8-4643'>\n\t\t\t\tEin Calumma amber-Weibchen droht mit abgespreizten Occipitallappen\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bob_and_bite\"><\/span>Bob and bite<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If the enlarged silhouette and impressive coloration are of no use, the chameleon opens its mouth. Some species and individuals then make a hissing sound. If that doesn&#8217;t help either, it bends its arms &#8220;prayer-like&#8221; and swings its body back and forth. This seesawing then ends in single bites in the direction of the opponent. Chameleon bites are quite painful depending on the size of the chameleon. Because of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/anatomie\/\">acrodontic teeth<\/a>, however, they are usually more like a bruise than a &#8220;classic&#8221; bite injury, such as can be caused by cats.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Escape_behaviour\"><\/span>Escape behaviour<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Turn_behind_the_branch\"><\/span>Turn behind the branch<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One behavior that all tree-dwelling chameleons exhibit, regardless of their size, is turning their body behind the branch they are sitting on. The potential threat then only sees the chameleon&#8217;s hands, feet, and possibly eyes. Body and tail &#8220;disappear&#8221; completely behind the branch. In small chameleon species such as One behavior that all tree-dwelling chameleons exhibit, regardless of their size, is turning their body behind the branch they are sitting on. The potential threat then only sees the chameleon&#8217;s hands, feet and possibly eyes. Body and tail &#8220;disappear&#8221; completely behind the branch. In small chameleon species such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/calumma-gallus\/\"><em>Calumma gallus,<\/em><\/a> this behavior can be triggered very quickly. But even with very large chameleons like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/furcifer-oustaleti\/\"><em>Furcifer oustaleti<\/em><\/a> we have already observed this behavior. If you turn the branch carefully, the chameleon will also turn. By the way, this often makes photographing chameleons difficult. After all, one does not want to photograph a &#8220;branch with eyes&#8221;. For chameleons, however, this behavior is vital for survival: they show it, for example, when a bird flies too close over them. On the other side of the branch, they are not noticed by the potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/fressfeinde-von-chamaeleons-auf-madagaskar\/\">predator<\/a>, or at least they are much less likely to be detected. In the following photo, a female <em>Calumma gallus<\/em> has hidden behind a branch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9513 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fluchtverhalten-hinter-Ast-drehen-Calumma-gallus-weiblich.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fluchtverhalten-hinter-Ast-drehen-Calumma-gallus-weiblich.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fluchtverhalten-hinter-Ast-drehen-Calumma-gallus-weiblich-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fluchtverhalten-hinter-Ast-drehen-Calumma-gallus-weiblich-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fluchtverhalten-hinter-Ast-drehen-Calumma-gallus-weiblich-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fluchtverhalten-hinter-Ast-drehen-Calumma-gallus-weiblich-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Escape\"><\/span>Escape<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A simple strategy to avoid an unpleasant situation: Run away. Especially chameleons you meet by chance on the ground often try to run away first. And some, especially smaller species such as <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/furcifer-wilsii\/\">Furcifer wilsii<\/a><\/em> or <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/furcifer-timoni\/\">Furcifer timoni<\/a><\/em> can become surprisingly fast! Most of the time they go directly from the ground to the next tree or at least to the next plant. There they can escape back to &#8220;familiar heights&#8221; and disappear from the view of a predator.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-2671 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weglaufendes-Calumma-linotum-im-Montagne-dAmbre.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weglaufendes-Calumma-linotum-im-Montagne-dAmbre.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weglaufendes-Calumma-linotum-im-Montagne-dAmbre-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weglaufendes-Calumma-linotum-im-Montagne-dAmbre-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weglaufendes-Calumma-linotum-im-Montagne-dAmbre-420x283.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Weglaufendes-Calumma-linotum-im-Montagne-dAmbre-81x55.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Furcifer-oustaleti-weglaufen-\u00fcber-den-Boden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Furcifer-oustaleti-weglaufen-\u00fcber-den-Boden.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Furcifer-oustaleti-weglaufen-\u00fcber-den-Boden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Furcifer-oustaleti-weglaufen-\u00fcber-den-Boden-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Furcifer-oustaleti-weglaufen-\u00fcber-den-Boden-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Furcifer-oustaleti-weglaufen-\u00fcber-den-Boden-81x54.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Jumping\"><\/span>Jumping<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many chameleons simply jump off the branch when they see no other way out. This is especially the case when no tangible branch is close enough above or below the animal. The surrounding area is briefly probed, then the arms are lifted off the branch and bang! The animal is gone. Especially small chameleons like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/furcifer-wilsii\/\"><em>Furcifer willsii<\/em><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/furcifer-wilsii\/\"><em>Furcifer minor<\/em><\/a> react quickly with such behavior. But also larger species like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/furcifer-pardalis\/\"><em>Furcifer pardalis<\/em><\/a> use jumping to escape from unpleasant situations. It does not matter what is under the chameleon. They also jump on stones, rocks, or asphalt. Thanks to the air sacs in their body, usually nothing even happens.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rolling\"><\/span>Rolling<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Very small tree-dwelling chameleon species have developed a behavior that partly resembles the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/abwehr-und-fluchtverhalten-von-erdchamaeleons\/\">defense behavior of ground chameleons<\/a>. <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/calumma-linotum\/\">Calumma linotum,<\/a><\/em><em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/calumma-boettgeri\/\">Calumma boettgeri<\/a><\/em> and related, very small chameleon species curl up tightly when touched, turn dark and drop. Due to their lower body weight and the inflatable lung sacs, nothing happens to the chameleons. The chameleons usually fall into the leaves or into the root area of trees, where they then remain motionless for a short time and remain very dark in color. For most predators (and also for humans) it is almost impossible to find them in the tangle of leaves, branches, moss, and roots. This behavior is therefore very effective in fleeing from predators.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Perch_release\"><\/span>Perch release<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chameleons living in trees prefer to sleep on the ends of thin branches that just carry them. Young animals and small species even use the ends of individual leaves for sleeping. It is assumed that this behaviour serves to protect them from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/de\/fressfeinde-von-chamaeleons-auf-madagaskar\/\">predators<\/a>, especially snakes and larger lizards. Not all, but many chameleons spontaneously drop when the branch or leaf below them is shaken by a touch. This behavior is called perch release. The chameleons are not irritated by strong winds, but if a nocturnal lemur grabs the branch or a snake tries to wind its body over the branch, this vibration triggers the chameleon&#8217;s escape behavior.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-10' class='gallery galleryid-2671 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Schlafendes-Calumma-crypticum-in-Anjozorobe-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Schlafendes-Calumma-crypticum-in-Anjozorobe-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Schlafendes-Calumma-crypticum-in-Anjozorobe-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Schlafendes-Calumma-crypticum-in-Anjozorobe-1-768x508.jpg 768w, 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Among them are both the largest and the most colorful species. They have a whole range of threatening behavior which they can use to ward off prey predators or unwelcome conspecifics. This article is intended to explain both defense and escape behavior in more detail. &nbsp; Defensive behavior Colour change Chameleons of the genera Calumma and Furcifer communicate with conspecifics by means of their colours and the colour change. If they are stressed, they become darker. If a male sees a conspecific of the same sex, it becomes lighter. Also, pregnant females indicate with a completely changed coloration in many species that a male should not try to get them and stay away. Regarding predators, you can also notice differences in the colour of the chameleons&#8217; reaction. Even between the sight of different species of predators, for example snakes and birds of prey, you can sometimes see differences in the colour reaction of a chameleon. Enlargening the body size The apparent increase in body surface area is a classic defensive behavior in tree-dwelling chameleons. A larger chameleon immediately has an impressive effect on the predator or the attacking&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9351,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,2545],"tags":[2005,2004,218,219,213,222,212,216,215,211,2007,221,217,223,220,2002,2006,2003,214],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2671"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9542,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2671\/revisions\/9542"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.madcham.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}