How Europe's common chameleon hunts
Watch a common chameleon stalk and eat its prey.
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Europe’s only chamaeleon, the common chamaeleon, is found from the Mediterranean to the Middle East, and it’s a stealthy hunter. Slowly it closes in on its prey. But once within striking distance, it never misses.