Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It’s Hilarious

As it turns out, chameleons can entertain the crowd even when they’re not changing colors. Michigan-based artist Emma Ward has shared pictures of her pet reptile Olive grabbing tiny weapon props and the internet just couldn’t handle it.

Emma’s tweet has been liked almost 400,000 times and retweeted nearly 170,000 times, making Olive one of the most popular chameleons on the web. It even got a photo-response from a flying squirrel owner whose pets share the same hobby!

“Knowing she likes to grasp anything that goes in her hands, I thought Lego swords and Evangelion weapons would be an interesting idea,” Ward told Chron.com. She got the nearly 2-year-old Olive in April 2016 from a reptile exhibition in Detroit, and they have been best friends ever since.

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Michigan-based artist Emma Ward just had an amazing realization…

Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It's Hilarious

Soon, other animal lovers whose pets share the same hobby responded

Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It's Hilarious

People even started imagining what adventures Olive would take her new inventory on

Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It's Hilarious

And while the army of like-minded reptiles grew

Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It's Hilarious

With many adorable chameleons joining in

Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It's Hilarious

The number of their admirers climbed as well

Someone Just Noticed That Chameleons Will Hold Onto Anything You Give Them, And It's Hilarious

Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 300 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to.

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g90814 7 years ago

Not flying squirrels... they are sugar gliders. You'd think the owner would know the difference.

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Debra Kennedy 7 years ago

Definitely. If she doesn't even know what they are, how the hell is she giving them the right food and care?

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Luca 7 years ago

Agree, but perhaps... her first language isn't English and she didn't know the word; she didn't want people to google on what they are

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Lazy Panda 7 years ago

I was just thinking that

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Sebastian Melmoth 7 years ago

up vote for your keen eye,but some people call something according to what they thought they were for the longest time, even when they realise,or are corrected...and go on calling it the same thing. not really a big deal considering the real problems in the world we have to deal with. 😀

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Lu 7 years ago

Maybe you should fly there and tell the owner.

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Daniel Losinger 7 years ago

If the internet couldn't handle it, then why are people on the internet liking the photos and retweeting them?

16points

Talia Johnson 7 years ago

I am really fed up of phrases like 'the internet couldn't handle it' - clearly 'the internet' can.

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earringnut 7 years ago

i can't handle it, my phones too big.

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Lu 7 years ago

It's ok Daniel, everything is ok.

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Marie Stanford 7 years ago

Totally agree

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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

MORE! MORE I SAY! Where can I find more?!?!

9points

7 years ago

The army that you didn't expect!!! The republic of Chameleons and Sugar Gliders!!

4points

Markus McCloud 7 years ago

I really like the one holding a bazooka!

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TheReader19 7 years ago

Give them real gun and a picture of Donald Trump, you never know what can happen!

2points

Isabel Tamayo 7 years ago

That last pic of the tiny chameleon! Why so cute!!!

2points

SriGanesh.Ninja 7 years ago

Cute and adorable.

2points

Oscar 7 years ago

So cute!

2points

Nancy E 7 years ago

I had a chameleon growing up. TC was an education in itself. I was saddened when our pet scooted away & we didn't find him until after he died. TC had a shoebox funeral with a headstone marker.

2points

Clorox Bleach 7 years ago

I used to have a chameleon who could do these types of things. RIP Einstein

2points

Maria Beilschmidt 7 years ago

Those chameleons look ready to head north of the wall. Tormund Grasshoppersbane!

1point

Fanstacia D 7 years ago

Some Disney Pixar artist is furiously sketching right now.

1point

Charlyn Smith 7 years ago

this post made my day! the chameleons alone but the added in sugar gliders...Epic!

1point

Iva Sušická 7 years ago

Yes... sure... give them weapons... BECAUSE PLANET OF APES DID NOT WARN US ENOUGH!!! :-D

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David Ross 7 years ago

I love it!

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Marion Friedl 7 years ago

LOL this is hilarious!!!

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MacDudu 7 years ago

It's all fun and games, until someone gives their chameleon something like a lit match or cigarette to hold.

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Sharon Hahn 7 years ago

Don't give anyone such stupid ideas; there's always one in the crowd who will try that!

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Hayley Lightcap 7 years ago

The topic is a little blown up but the concept is cute lol

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Martin Hosszu 7 years ago

I can't wait to have my chameleon

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

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Maria Rohlen 6 years ago

I really don't like to see wild animals being used as toys and in hostage just for fun. So many reptiles and wild mammals dies just for "fun".

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Kristy Mun 7 years ago

Awesome. :) Can't wait to try it out with our sugar gliders. xD Regards, admin @ Oodles of Noodles Like: https://www.facebook.com/ooNoodles/ Or message me @ http://bit.ly/ooNoodles-message

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Peter Sawiris 7 years ago

those are sugar gliders

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Sebastian Melmoth 7 years ago

liked the flying squirrel holding the Lance of Longinus from Neon Genesis Evangelion and various Zeon Zaku weapons from Mobile Suit Gundam.

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Barbara Baldwin 7 years ago

They all belong in their natural habitat. I grieve for these tortured critters..

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Kawaii Lemon 7 years ago

Chameleons are the best

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Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago

This made me so happy

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Nicolas Letarte 7 years ago

Arms, guns, flags and weapons... a big lack of imagination (or education), I presume.

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Marie Stanford 7 years ago

Too bad all but one of the pictures show the little creatures holding a weapon...

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Mayank Devmurarjee 7 years ago

The internet can handle everything, just post some useless s**t and people will go crazy about. I just realized how much spare time does automation provide for people to do such things and how people who couldn't do anything with their lives will go crazy about it. That's science.

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Marceline 7 years ago

These animals should be free in the wild, not captured, holding b******t! The fact that they hold anything you give them is because in the nature helps them climb on trees and plants.

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Cheryl Fontaine 7 years ago

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g90814 7 years ago

Not flying squirrels... they are sugar gliders. You'd think the owner would know the difference.

17points

Debra Kennedy 7 years ago

Definitely. If she doesn't even know what they are, how the hell is she giving them the right food and care?

11points

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Luca 7 years ago

Agree, but perhaps... her first language isn't English and she didn't know the word; she didn't want people to google on what they are

9points

Lazy Panda 7 years ago

I was just thinking that

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Sebastian Melmoth 7 years ago

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Lu 7 years ago

Maybe you should fly there and tell the owner.

0points

Daniel Losinger 7 years ago

If the internet couldn't handle it, then why are people on the internet liking the photos and retweeting them?

16points

Talia Johnson 7 years ago

I am really fed up of phrases like 'the internet couldn't handle it' - clearly 'the internet' can.

28points

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earringnut 7 years ago

i can't handle it, my phones too big.

2points

Lu 7 years ago

It's ok Daniel, everything is ok.

1point

Marie Stanford 7 years ago

Totally agree

1point

Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

MORE! MORE I SAY! Where can I find more?!?!

9points

7 years ago

The army that you didn't expect!!! The republic of Chameleons and Sugar Gliders!!

4points

Markus McCloud 7 years ago

I really like the one holding a bazooka!

2points

TheReader19 7 years ago

Give them real gun and a picture of Donald Trump, you never know what can happen!

2points

Isabel Tamayo 7 years ago

That last pic of the tiny chameleon! Why so cute!!!

2points

SriGanesh.Ninja 7 years ago

Cute and adorable.

2points

Oscar 7 years ago

So cute!

2points

Nancy E 7 years ago

I had a chameleon growing up. TC was an education in itself. I was saddened when our pet scooted away & we didn't find him until after he died. TC had a shoebox funeral with a headstone marker.

2points

Clorox Bleach 7 years ago

I used to have a chameleon who could do these types of things. RIP Einstein

2points

Maria Beilschmidt 7 years ago

Those chameleons look ready to head north of the wall. Tormund Grasshoppersbane!

1point

Fanstacia D 7 years ago

Some Disney Pixar artist is furiously sketching right now.

1point

Charlyn Smith 7 years ago

this post made my day! the chameleons alone but the added in sugar gliders...Epic!

1point

Iva Sušická 7 years ago

Yes... sure... give them weapons... BECAUSE PLANET OF APES DID NOT WARN US ENOUGH!!! :-D

1point

David Ross 7 years ago

I love it!

1point

Marion Friedl 7 years ago

LOL this is hilarious!!!

1point

MacDudu 7 years ago

It's all fun and games, until someone gives their chameleon something like a lit match or cigarette to hold.

1point

Sharon Hahn 7 years ago

Don't give anyone such stupid ideas; there's always one in the crowd who will try that!

1point

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Hayley Lightcap 7 years ago

The topic is a little blown up but the concept is cute lol

1point

Martin Hosszu 7 years ago

I can't wait to have my chameleon

1point

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Tiny Dynamine 7 years ago

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Maria Rohlen 6 years ago

I really don't like to see wild animals being used as toys and in hostage just for fun. So many reptiles and wild mammals dies just for "fun".

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Kristy Mun 7 years ago

Awesome. :) Can't wait to try it out with our sugar gliders. xD Regards, admin @ Oodles of Noodles Like: https://www.facebook.com/ooNoodles/ Or message me @ http://bit.ly/ooNoodles-message

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Peter Sawiris 7 years ago

those are sugar gliders

0points

Sebastian Melmoth 7 years ago

liked the flying squirrel holding the Lance of Longinus from Neon Genesis Evangelion and various Zeon Zaku weapons from Mobile Suit Gundam.

0points

Barbara Baldwin 7 years ago

They all belong in their natural habitat. I grieve for these tortured critters..

0points

Kawaii Lemon 7 years ago

Chameleons are the best

0points

Crazy Cow Lady 7 years ago

This made me so happy

0points

Nicolas Letarte 7 years ago

Arms, guns, flags and weapons... a big lack of imagination (or education), I presume.

0points

Marie Stanford 7 years ago

Too bad all but one of the pictures show the little creatures holding a weapon...

0points

Mayank Devmurarjee 7 years ago

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Marceline 7 years ago

These animals should be free in the wild, not captured, holding b******t! The fact that they hold anything you give them is because in the nature helps them climb on trees and plants.

-2points