This story appears in the September 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine. For sheer breadth of freakish anatomical features, the chameleon has few rivals. A tongue far longer than its body ...

The tongue is used to snap up insects and out-of-reach food, and can be up to twice the length of a chameleon’s body. Also distinctive are the independently moveable eyes, which allow chameleons ...

Incredible tongue lengthA chameleon's tongue is a remarkable tool. It can be twice the length of its body and is capable of shooting out at incredible speeds to catch prey. The tip of the tongue ...

A chameleon’s tongue is twice the length of its body on ... Hopefully at some point a reptile expert pointed out that the chameleon shows its most dazzling colours when it is displaying to ...