• Many Lizards can undergo tail autotomy; in other words, they can lose the tail to distract or escape from a predator, it will grow back, but without bone and will be slimmer, shorter and a different color, with small scales.
• Pigment filled cells, called chromatophores, are located in the skin of the chameleon. These cells expand and contract, in response to the color of the environment and the need for concealment, as well as to the animal’s psychological or physical state.
• Most marsupials are night creatures so their most important senses are their sense of smell and their hearing. Most marsupials have extra scent glands which tell their neighbors whether they are boys or girls, if they are a stranger to the group, or if they are frightened or angry.