Namaqua Chameleon

So came the search for the final species we saw on this morning trip. It took a while in the jeep driving around to find what we were looking for. Tommy advised that, considering we were nearing late morning, we should look for a white ‘blob’ on a bush. The Namaqua Chameleon is black in colour first thing in the morning to absorb sunlight and warm up. Once it has reached the correct temperature it then turns grey/white to reflect the sun. We eventually spotted one perched atop a bush in a great position, and it casually looked at us with curiosity as we watched trying not to burn ourselves on the sand - Tommy had a temperature recorder and it measured 58 degrees Celsius on the sand in the sun! Considering we achieved all this in one morning was remarkable, and the day wasn’t over.