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Female Panther Chameleon - tongue launch, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar A staged feeding event, see the cricket on a stick in the bottom left. Despite knowing what was coming, I still couldn't nail the exact moment where the tongue hit the target. It's over before you know it. This moment shows the first launch of the tongue. Africa,Furcifer pardalis,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Panther chameleon,Pyreras Reserve,Winter,World Click/tap to enlarge

Female Panther Chameleon - tongue launch, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar

A staged feeding event, see the cricket on a stick in the bottom left. Despite knowing what was coming, I still couldn't nail the exact moment where the tongue hit the target. It's over before you know it. This moment shows the first launch of the tongue.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Whoa, that's a cool shot! It's mouth must be full of tongue! It's huge. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Yes, up to 1-1.5 times its body length! Check out this other one:

      Female Parson's Chameleon - tongue launch, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar Staged feeding of a cricket on a stick, kept at some distance. Africa,Calumma parsonii,Geotagged,Madagascar,Madagascar 2019,Parsons chameleon,Pyreras Reserve,Winter,World
       Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        That's wild! Posted 5 years ago

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The Panther chameleon

The Panther Chameleon is a species of chameleon. It lives in the eastern and northern parts of Madagascar in a tropical forest biome. Additionally, it has been introduced to Réunion and Mauritius.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Oct 10, 2019. Captured Jul 17, 2019 13:35 in RN2, Madagascar.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO220
  • 105mm
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Captured in the winter. More winter photos.