SciShow
How Do Animals Change Color?
Changing colors -- it’s not just for chameleons! Many species of octopuses, squid and cuttlefish can do it, as well as a few insects, and even mammals and birds. Find out what feats of biology different animals use to change their...
Curated Video
Chameleon Chromatics: How They Change Color and Why
Chameleons don’t change their color for camouflage, as most people think. They can’t perfectly match your crazy pink curtains or blend into your blue couch. As much as Pascal from Disney’s Tangled might change his colors on whim, alas,...
Curated Video
Snow Camouflage: How Animals Adapt to Seasonal Changes
This video explores the concept of snow camouflage in animals, focusing on how different species adapt to changing seasons and the role of photoperiodism in color changes. The video also explains the molting process that warm-blooded...
Curated Video
Cuttlefish: Tentacles In Disguise
Now you "sea" them, now you don't! Cuttlefish are more than the chameleons of the sea, these cephalopods take camouflage to a whole new level.
Curated Video
Chameleons: The Coolest Animal Ever
Discover the fascinating world of chameleons - the coolest animals with superpowers! From changing colors to blending into their surroundings, these creatures are truly remarkable. With the ability to look in two directions at once and...
Curated Video
Twirly the Veiled Chameleon's ballistic tongue
Twirly is a female veiled chameleon. She has an amazing ballistic tongue and the pigment in the layers of her skin can change. She loves her super meal worms and gets upset if I don't feed her enough. Having the camera in her face...
Curated Video
The Amazing World of Animal Color Changing
The presence of chromatophores allows some ectotherms change color in response to external stimuli, such as sunlight or a threatening predator. Learn how chromatophores function and why only cold-blooded animals are able to change color...
National Geographic
Why These Cute Little Lizards Are Changing Colors to Survive | National Geographic
Whiptail lizards in White Sands National Monument show evolution in action. Video: National Science Foundation ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination...
Curated Video
Can You Solve The Chameleon Riddle?
A museum has 13 blue, 15 red, and 17 green chameleons. Whenever two chameleons of different colors meet, they both change into the color of the other chameleon (if blue and red met, for example, they would both turn green). As the...
The Royal Institution
Chameleon Communications - with Sir Colin Blakemore
Chameleons are well known for being able to change their body colour to blend in with their surroundings. They can however also use this ability to communicate with other chameleons. In this clip from the 1982 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Common...
Natural History Museum
How do chameleons change colour? | Surprising Science #shorts #chameleon
Many chameleons are shades of brown and green, which allows them to blend in with their environment, but they can also change colour. Patrick Campbell, Senior Curator of Reptiles at the Museum, explains why and how they do so. The...
New Scientist
Chameleons use crystals to change colour
Full story: http://bit.ly/1BwynB3 Everyone assumed chameleons actually changed colour, but we now know they really use millions of tiny mirrors to reflect light in different ways
Curated Video
How Do Chameleons Change Color? | COLOSSAL QUESTIONS
No land animal is quite as good as the chameleon at hiding in plain sight! But, have you ever wondered how and why they can change color so quickly?? Images used under license from Shutterstock.com Welcome to COLOSSAL QUESTIONS, the show...
Natural History Museum
How do chameleons change colour? | Natural History Museum
Many chameleons are shades of brown and green, which allows them to blend in with their environment, but they can also change colour. Patrick Campbell, Senior Curator of Reptiles at the Museum, explains why and how they do so. The...
Curated Video
There’s No Limit to a Cuttlefish’s Chameleon-like Qualities
Cuttlefish are master illusionists, changing color, shape and even texture at will. Their primary aim is to hide from predators – but it’s also a useful weapon to scare away rival cuttlefish. From the Series: Great Blue Wild: Life in the...
SciShow
Technicolor Dream Fish: How Tilefish Flash
Lots of animals can change the color of their skin, but there's nothing quite like the chameleon sand tilefish, which can change its appearance in an instant and flash the colors of the rainbow.
Maddie Moate
The Robot Zoo FULL SERIES (15 minutes with 4 animal questions)
You may have seen the episodes? Well, now you can watch the whole series in one handy long form video! Join me and Greg as we answer some curious animal questions using the awesome Robot Zoo animals as our guides. Thank you to The...
Curated Video
10 Creatures Who Are Camouflage Masters 🦉 Smithsonian Channel
From orchid mantis to cuttlefish, these 10 creatures are all able to disappear in plain sight, using colors, textures, and shapes to their advantage. Watch Full Episodes Here: https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/ 0:00 - Intro to 10...
Mr. Beat
The American Presidential Election of 1932
The 37th Presidential election in American history took place on November 8, 1932. A lot had changed since 1928. Herbert Hoover's time in office started out so promising, but on October 29, 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, the stock...
Veritasium
How Do Chameleons Change Color?
Talk about weird science! Young biologists discover the amazing structures found in the skin of male chameleons during a video from Veritasium. The narrator discusses common myths about chameleon color change, what triggers the...
Deep Look
Nature's Mood Rings: How Chameleons Really Change Color
Demonstrate how our understanding of chameleons trying to blend in was wrong. An education video explains how scientists now know that chameleons manipulate tiny salt crystals in their skin to change colors.
American Chemical Society
Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology
The oddball reptiles, chameleons, can teach animal lovers a little something about nanotechnology. Viewers peel away the layers of the chameleon skin to discover the different types of chromatophores using an episode of a larger series...
Be Smart
Cuttlefish: Tentacles In Disguise
Cuttlefish are actually not fish — they are relatives of the octopus, squid, and nautilus! Scholars explore this concept and more as they observe cuttlefish and their ability to change their coloring through chromatophores. Viewers take...
American Chemical Society
Are Invisibility Cloaks Possible?
What would you do if you could be invisible? It may not be as much of a daydream as you think! Discover the possibility of invisibility through a video from the ACS's Reactions playlist. The resource covers current invisibility...