The Chameleon - Mosta, Malta.

Almost half of the world’s chameleon species live on the island of Madagascar. About 59 of these species are only found on this island.
Chameleons are known for their ability to change colour, they can be seen wearing a variety of colours, including brown, green, blue, yellow, red, black or white. Communication is an important reason behind these colour changes.
Contrary to popular belief, chameleons cannot display limitless colours and do not change colours according to their surroundings. Their skin changes in response to temperature, light, and mood. A calm chameleon may turn green, because the contracted yellow cells allow blue-reflected light to pass through. An angry chameleon may turn yellow, because the yellow cells have fully expanded, thus blocking off all blue-reflected light from below.
Chameleons have many other features. They are the only lizards with pincers on their feet. These are ideal for climbing trees. Chameleons also have an extremely long tongue which is used to snap up insects, and it can be up to twice the length of it’s body. Also distinctive are the eyes, which allow chameleons the ability to look at the world with a view of nearly 360-degree.

Here you can see a couple of photos showing a timid chameleon in Mosta, Malta who was in no hurry to escape the photographer's annoying flash!

(Mrs. R. Debono)