Chameleons Northwest
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NEITHER ONE GOT HURT
Hercules and Megana went at it yesterday. I saw Hercules in his breeding colors, flapping his lobes like crazy at Megana. The camera was on hand so I grabbed it and set it for video. It was obvious immediately that Megana was not in the mood. Hercules is on the left, in the more boldly striped body. Megana is to the right. I caught most of the boxing match. He holds his own for a few seconds, but, in the end, she slaps the snot out of him and they both withdraw (Megana to the left and Herc to the right).
From what I've read and been told this can be part of normal behavior for some pairs. These 2, Herc is the male and Megana the female, cohabit a free range. They've been together since this winter. Hercules was purchased locally and his past is unknown. Megana just entered the country from Tanzania this past winter. She came in gravid and, obviously, knows a thing or two about boxing.
I did not speed up the video. This is how it happened, really quick and dirty and then it's suddenly over and they go back to acting like slow chameleons again. You have to be really quick with the camera to get anything.
NEITHER ONE GOT HURT (except maybe Hercules' pride)
FULL SIZE VERSION:
http://s285.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid285.photobucket.com/albums/ll46/chameleonsnw/slapfest.flv&fs=1&os=1&ap=1
Hercules and Megana went at it yesterday. I saw Hercules in his breeding colors, flapping his lobes like crazy at Megana. The camera was on hand so I grabbed it and set it for video. It was obvious immediately that Megana was not in the mood. Hercules is on the left, in the more boldly striped body. Megana is to the right. I caught most of the boxing match. He holds his own for a few seconds, but, in the end, she slaps the snot out of him and they both withdraw (Megana to the left and Herc to the right).
From what I've read and been told this can be part of normal behavior for some pairs. These 2, Herc is the male and Megana the female, cohabit a free range. They've been together since this winter. Hercules was purchased locally and his past is unknown. Megana just entered the country from Tanzania this past winter. She came in gravid and, obviously, knows a thing or two about boxing.
I did not speed up the video. This is how it happened, really quick and dirty and then it's suddenly over and they go back to acting like slow chameleons again. You have to be really quick with the camera to get anything.
NEITHER ONE GOT HURT (except maybe Hercules' pride)
FULL SIZE VERSION:
http://s285.photobucket.com/player.swf?file=http://vid285.photobucket.com/albums/ll46/chameleonsnw/slapfest.flv&fs=1&os=1&ap=1
