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\sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 Latin name\cell }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\i\f176\fs24 Chamaeleo chamaeleon\cell }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 Polarity\cell 
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\sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\i\f176\fs24 Chamaeleontidae \cell }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 Element\cell }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\f176\fs24 Air, the Four Elements
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\sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\f176\fs22 Middle English from Latin from Greek }{\i\f176\fs22 khamaileon, khamai }{\f176\fs22 (on the ground) + }{\i\f176\fs22 leon}{\f176\fs22  (lion)\cell }\pard 
\sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 Deities\cell }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\f176\fs24 Lissa, Unkulunkulu\cell }\pard \nowidctlpar\widctlpar\intbl\adjustright {\f176\fs24 \row }\pard 
\sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 
\par Varieties
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\f176\fs24 Chameleons are arboreal climbing lizards.  The Common Chameleon (}{\i\f176\fs24 Chamaeleo chamaeleon}{\f176\fs24 ) is the only species of the }{\i\f176\fs24 Chamaeleontidae }{\f176\fs24 
found in Europe, in the south of Spain and some of the Mediterranean islands.  It is also found in North Africa, Arabia, Syria, and Asia Minor.  Other species live in Africa, Madagascar, India, and Sri Lanka.  Th
e Common Chameleon lays eggs, but some of the other species give birth to live young.  
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\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 Folklore
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\f176\fs24 
Some African peoples regard the chameleon as a magical animal and a rain-bringer.  It can use its eyes independently of each other, so it is said to be able to see into the future and the past.  Its spherical eyeballs are hidden behind fused eyelids with 
a small central opening.}{\b\f176\fs24 
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 
\par Mythology
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\f176\fs24 The chameleon was the sacred animal of the Dahomey mother goddess, Lissa, who was the mother of the Sun god Maou and the Moon god Gou.
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\f176\fs24 
The Bantu god Unkulunkulu sent a chameleon to tell humans they were immortal, but the chameleon lingered, so he sent a lizard to tell them they were mortal.  The lizard arrived first, so humanity became mortal.
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\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\b\f176\fs24 Symbolism
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\f176\fs24 
The chameleon represents the element of Air; it was believed to be nourished by the wind.  It also symbolises the Four Elements.  Its changing colour is a symbol of inconstancy and mobile fortunes.
\par }\pard \sa120\nowidctlpar\widctlpar\adjustright {\f176\fs24 In Christianity, the chameleon symbolises the devil taking diffrent disguises to deceive humanity.}{\b\f176\fs24 
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