foreign [Music] temperature still only 5 degrees Celsius the chameleon becomes more mobile and climbs up to bask in the Sun enabling her to absorb the sun's heat more quickly he is pregnant and soon her temperature reaches 20 degrees Celsius which gives her the energy she needs to give birth [Music] most communion species lay eggs but here it's too cold for an egg to develop in the open so she produces live [Music] it takes just an hour for her to give birth to six baby comedians one of the adva
ntages of life on the Frozen Peaks is that there are fewer Predators here and less competition for food but there's a reason why comparatively few reptiles live in the high mountains as the sun sets the temperature Falls to below zero in a matter of minutes [Music] the babies must act fast [Music] to escape the nightly freeze they need the cover of thick vegetation [Music] a young chameleon caught out in the cold will quickly lose its ability to move and may well die most however react instincti
vely and find shelter as quickly as they can [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause]
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Such great cinematography...No matter hold old I get, (going on 70) I will NEVER ever lose my profound awe of Mother Nature & all living creatures...
Honestly speaking, I didn`t know that chameleons live in the high mountains. It is always fascinating to learn new things about life! Another great video from BBC!
The shot of her perched in the tree was gorgeous! Yall always impress me with the composition and sound design 💕💕🥺
WOW! fantastic video ! Thank you, BBC Earth. i could listen to Sir David Attenborough for many many hours,.....
Stunning camera work. Should protect all species on earth ❤
What I thought was cool was how she looks at you at the right moment such as,”She is pregnant”. I also didn’t realize, or had ever seen, that chameleons can close their eyes
What an innocent looking amazing creature! Ability to blacken the skin to absorb more heat, such a fabulous evolution!
Interesting. Never knew they gave birth to lived babies than the typical eggs! Also I thought it would of been dangerous high up in the tree like for bird predator or depending on the location, the babies will not hit on any leaves or branches and hit the ground! Granted for their tiny sizes, hitting the ground may not be too lethal per say.
Nature is great
Thank you, BBC Earth, for continuing to post vids with Sir David Attenborough. We don't know how much longer that our beloved friend will be with us. Please keep posting his vids. Would you kindly post some of his longer videos? Love and prayers to you and yours, BBC, from your eternal sister in Christ somewhere near Seattle. I listen to BBC on the University of Washington's radio station, KUOW.
My family and I hiked 5 days on Mt. Kenya. My son tried sooo haaard to find one of these chameleons and never did. Hats off to crew who film these things.
No documentary is better without David attenboroughʼs voice. Plz don't die...
Couldn't help chuckle on the hunting by a baby. Catching a prey, well, fine, then he makes forward movement towards it! An ontogenetic feature. I love that!
I like this documentary narrating by David Attenborough, he really appreciate the mother nature 😊.
God is Great...all animals have their own unique qualities...incredible
They're so cute!!
It's the respect that they have for even a tiny little chameleon. But they film it beautifully, and tell it's life story like it's a lion.
With these short videos they should put a heading of the country or area so that the viewers can have some sort of geographic bearings with regards to the species highlighted. Still a great video though.
It’s amazing how chameleons colors change and how the circle of life happened with the little newborn ones having to fend for themselves instantly ✊✊ Mother Earth and it’s animals are such a beautiful thing
The fact that Sir David Attenborough is narrating makes it 10x better