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When they aren’t terrorizing the smaller animals of the island, the Parson’s Chameleon will focus on creating a legacy for themselves. The females will typically excavate a hollow burrow about 30 cm (11.8 in) deep to place their clutch of 28-60 eggs in. After carrying these eggs around for the last 5 months, it probably feels pretty good to put them in the ground. Whoever coined the phrase “a \u00a0mother’s job is never done” has never met a female Parson’s Chameleon. Once the eggs are safe in their buried chamber the female is off to do her own thing while the eggs incubate for the next 400 to 520 days, depending on the season weather patterns…yep, that is about a year and a half \u00a0in the ground.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The second day of our trip to the island known as Malagasy has exploring the forest in search of one of the largest chameleons wandering the planet, the Parson’s Chameleon. You would think they would be easy to spot given their size but then you remember that these animals can change their colour to blend in with their surroundings. So…you had better keep your eyes open during our exploration. If we aren’t able to locate this giant in the wild, I am sure one of us knows someone that has a Parson’s Chameleon locked up in their house. This particular <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024,52],"tags":[348,161,4025,3231],"yoast_head":"\n
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