Robotic Spy Chameleon Gets Under The Feet Of Lemurs
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00:00 (METAL CLANGING)
00:02 (MUSIC)
00:06 Madagascar is also home to half the world's species of chameleon.
00:14 One of the most beautiful is the panther chameleon.
00:28 This one's a spy.
00:30 He's eyeing up a warty chameleon.
00:39 To their own kind, they are fiercely territorial.
00:46 But not, it seems, to our spy.
00:52 (BIRDS CHIRPING)
00:54 While our chameleon is otherwise preoccupied, another takes over.
01:03 It's soon spotted by another lemur.
01:07 Adapted for jumping from tree to tree, they have trouble walking on all fours.
01:16 (BIRDS CHIRPING)
01:18 They have a unique solution.
01:27 They pogo.
01:31 How better to cross open ground.
01:43 (MUSIC)
01:45 It may not be conventional, but it's surprisingly quick.
02:12 (MUSIC)
02:14 In just a few seconds, they can be gone.
02:19 (MUSIC)
02:21 (MUSIC)
02:23 (MUSIC)
02:25 [BLANK_AUDIO]