His name was Mr Chameleon and yes you guessed right he was a Chameleon. To be precise he was a Yemen Chameleon and yes again they are from Yemen and Saudi Arabia. He was generally known as Mr C as it was quicker to say and he was very popular with staff and students. Mr C arrived in 2009 as a baby but once he was fully grown I handled him more and more and decided to bring him in to the class room to be handled. He became a firm favourite with the students and enjoyed just resting on people's arms and hands. He was very laid back. Last summer I knew he was getting old as he was becoming quite frail and had trouble staying on his branches. The last time I saw him he put his paw up to the glass and I put my hand to the other side. A couple of weeks later when I came back after the summer I was told he had died. He was at the top end of his age around 5 years old and he had a good life. He is the one I miss most from the Exotics room. We now have a new Chameleon with the original name of Mrs C - she is very small at the moment but I hope she too will become a firm favourite.
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"Calm a Chameleon" |
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