"Chameleon's Spectacular Color Display in Final Moments Stuns Onlookers"
In new footage, a Labord's chameleon in Madagascar erupts in stunning colors in its final moments before death, captured by time-lapse photography. The chameleon's skin changes color dramatically as it lays eggs and dies within hours, a survival strategy seen in other species. This extreme programmed death occurs as the reptiles have few resources left after laying eggs, and the entire population spends two-thirds of the year in eggs buried underground.