In her last moments, this female chameleon's skin erupts with color.
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In her last moments, this female chameleon's skin erupts with color. All that remains are her eggs, buried deep beneath the surface.
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- [Narrator] Her
whole short life has been about getting
to this moment. And her time has almost run out. With her last ounce of
energy, she covers her eggs. Her life's journey
is now complete. (heart beating) (birds chirping) In her last moments, her
skin erupts with color. As if uttering her last words. She is not the only one to have made such an
incredible journey. (insect buzzing) Every chameleon of her
species is now dead. (birds chirping) (insects buzzing) All that remains are
th
ousands of eggs, buried beneath the
soil of Kirindy Forest. Time capsules evolve to
survive the deadly dry season until they hatch en-masse when
the wetter weather returns in seven months time.
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"Every Chameleon in her species, is dead" Thats nuts, imagine if every generation of humans had to raise and teach itself. Nature is wild.
"The Labord's chameleon (Furcifer labordi) was filmed in the Kirindy Forest in western Madagascar. This species has one of the shortest known life spans of any four-legged vertebrate, living just four to five months after hatching; they spend longer developing inside an egg (around eight to nine months) than they do outside it. " (livescience article on this video).
cant believe you got me crying over a chameleon that i knew for less than 3 minutes 😢
It feels almost like we are seeing what she is seeing, her life flash before her eyes. She sees all the colorful places she has been part of and experienced. She has experienced much beauty and she is beautiful.
As a chameleon caretaker, seeing this death hit me especially hard. Once their eyes start to sink in just a bit, you know they are shutting down. They are so fragile yet so beautiful, especially the females who get egg bound or die soon after laying. Rest well, mama lizard.
Amazing and sad and beautiful, all at once.
This episode of BIG LITTLE JOURNEYS really moved me. It's the first that shows an animal die. I felt sad but proud for her to have achieved her goal in life. Her last color explosion felt like a scream into eternity!
Shows that we should be thankful that we get to see our children grow.
Wow. I wasn't expecting to be so emotionally moved by this clip. Absolutely beautiful species ❤️
You're telling me this species litterally gets reborn from extinction? Incredible!
One of the most touching nature videos I've ever seen. Mesmerizing. Chameleons are so beautiful. 😢
It's as if she's telling them she loves them before she passes on😭
This feels like something you'd see in a sci-fi or a fantasy film... this is real life... It's crazy how there are still so many things yet to be seen in our little world.
"She spent all her life trying to blend in when what she really wanted was to be seen, in all her glory"
never thought id feel some type of connection with a dying lizard from across the world
In shadows, hues fade, Chameleon's final masquerade. Skin, a canvas of ache, Whispers of life, about to break. Silent cries in vibrant tones, Dying echoes, silent moans. Adapting, but now confined, Fading, the colors intertwined. Nature's art in somber plight, A fading spectrum, losing light. Graceful agony, a dance of despair, In the end, a soul laid bare.
The most beautifully tragic thing I have ever seen.
PBS Nature and NOVA without question, the two best TV series still being produced. We must support them.
"This is my farewell, and my final rainbow on Earth. But many more beautiful little rainbows will follow in my wake."
A moving and incredible video. I've never seen something like this, with a majestic animal passing away. A rainbow of colors for the journey to the rainbow bridge.