Exotic Chameleon Spends 2/3 of its Life as an Egg
Exotic Chameleon Spends 2/3 of its Life as an Egg
It lives about 8-9 months as an embryo, and has a post-hatching lifespan of just 4-5 months. As far as the scientists know, this is unique among land vertebrates. It may help researchers better understand how ecological and hormonal factors influence evolution. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago
tags chameleon lifespan embryo Furcifer labordi Madagascar
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