‘Pencil tip-sized’ chameleons hatch at British zoo

‘Pencil tip-sized’ chameleons hatch at British zoo

Three pygmy chameleons, among Africa’s smallest reptiles, have hatched at Britain's Chester Zoo

VIDEO SHOWS: PYGMY CHAMELEON HATCHLING SITTING ON MAN'S FINGER, PYGMY CHAMELEON HATCHLING SITTING ON TREE BRANCH, STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF PYGMY CHAMELEON SITTING ON MAN'S FINGERS, STILL PHOTOGRAPHS PYGMY CHAMELEON SITTING ON PENCIL RESENDING WITH COMPLETE SCRIPT SHOWS: CHESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (JANUARY 29, 2020) (CHESTER ZOO - MUST ON SCREEN COURTESY CHESTER ZOO) (MUTE) 1.

VARIOUS OF WEEK-OLD PYGMY CHAMELEON SITTING ON MAN'S FINGER 2.

VARIOUS OF WEEK-OLD PYGMY CHAMELEON SITTING ON TREE BRANCH 3.

VARIOUS OF STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF PYGMY CHAMELEON SITTING ON PENCIL 4.

VARIOUS OF STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF PYGMY CHAMELEON SITTING ON MAN'S FINGERS STORY: British Chester Zoo released footage of the new clutch, three pygmy chameleons, one of Africa's smallest reptile species.

"Each one is not bigger than a pencil tip," the zoo said.

The chameleons hatched on January 23 after a 70-day incubation period.

According to the zoo, the tiny reptiles found only in the coastal forests of Tanzania can change colour and produce a line down the side of their body to perfectly blend in with leaves in their surroundings.

(Production: Oleksandr Ieltsov)