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Picture of a green chameleon walking on a branch in a forest in Gabon
August 14, 2021

Cautious Chameleon

A flap-necked chameleon stops mid-stride on a limb in Loango National Park, Gabon. Gabon's rich biodiversity is protected by 13 national parks, all founded in 2002.
Photograph by Michael Nichols, Nat Geo Image Collection

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