OF aUADRUPEDS. 
93 
CAMELEON. 
Like the crocodile, this little animal pro- 
ceeds from an egg ; and it also nearly resem- 
bles that formidable creature in form. It sel- 
dom opens its mouth, except tor fresh air j 
and when that is supplied, it discovers its 
satisfaction by its motions, and the frequent 
changes of its colour. The tongue is some- 
times darted out after its prey, which is flies; 
and tliis is as long as the whole body. 1 he 
eyes are remarkably little ; but the most 
extraordinary part ot its conformation is, 
that the animal often moves one eye, when 
the other is entirely at rest. Even sometimes 
one eye will seem to look directly forward, 
while the other looks backwards ; and one 
will look upward, while the other looks 
downwards. 
