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Revised: 06/04/08 It is the purpose of this website to entertain and educate you about OLD WORLD CHAMELEONS. "Old World Chameleons" are members of the family Chamaeleonidae. They possess several unique characteristics from their lightning fast and laser precise tongue, to their independently turreted eyes with nearly 360 degree vision. Their prehensile tails act as a fifth leg giving them greater reach in their travels through the trees. These factors coupled with their unmatched ability to change color as their environment warrants lends these fascinating creatures to many myths and legends. The flags to the left demonstrate the tremendous worldwide interest these amazing creatures generate. I am amazed each time I review the stats and find this site has had visitors from another country or two, some I do not even recognize. Many years ago before I began working on this site, the internet was either a limited resource for those who created it or just a fancy toy for those who could afford computers. When I purchased my first chameleon, I tried to gain as much knowledge on the subject as possible. I purchased the only magazine and book that I could find. Shortly after that chameleon died due to bad advice given by the pet store, I searched out the subject on the internet. I found a few sites with conflicting information and lots of opinion based advice. Back then you really had to know how to search and where to go. Today you can do almost anything through the internet from buying a car to finding a life partner or paying bills. A Google search for Jackson's chameleons for example, today turns up thousands of pages. I have links to many of the better ones on this site. Because of this my purpose has slightly shifted. While I still have pages and pages of care and general information about chameleons, I now want to focus on displaying their beauty and grace through photo contributions by chameleon owners. I want to leave you in awe as most who come into contact with these creatures are. It has been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In CYBERSPACE a picture is worth 1 thousand to over 250 thousand bytes. Photo contributions are the heart of this website and far and away the best section. If you have original chameleon photographs and would like them added to this site there are many links provided to help do just that. So... if you own a chameleon get your water bottle ready and give him/her a quick shower while you browse the site. I'm sure he or she will appreciate it, and if you don't own one YET, take a minute to dream about the one you would like. On this, the HOME PAGE, you will find brief explanations of what is covered on the site. Oh yea, there's lots of fun and games here, too. Some chameleon related, some not. The SITE MAP is a great way to navigate the site, or conduct a SEARCH of Chamowners Web. Recommended Books
Acknowledgements For assistance and contributions Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, West Chester Univ. of PA Susan James, Mother of All Chameleons and friend Lynn Raw, and Carl Cattau Jr., for assistance with species lists Don Wells, ADCHAM list owner
Special thanks to Petr Nečas whose book Chameleons: Nature's Hidden Jewels
And to all who have contributed photos, articles and ideas over the years all of which are the heart and soul of the website...
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Mary Lovein's book is a must for cham lovers
Featuring beautiful pictures like these,
Mary's book illustrates the wild chameleons fascinating daily lives,
including courting, giving birth, hunting prey, and lots of pictures of baby chameleons. |
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Site Objective
has been cited throughout this site
Contribute your ORIGINAL chameleon photos to the website.
Contribute your original article to the website.
