Parson's Chameleon

Parson’s Chameleon

Strategy is a term used in the business world when a firm has a planned process in which it wants to set out and accomplish its goals. There are numerous ‘definitions’ for strategy but each definition is different and valid in certain circumstances. Therefore, strategy is something that cannot be defined easily. However, what is clear is that strategy is used not just in the business world. Survival of a species relies heavily on strategy. For a human or an animal to survive they must grow and evolve with the world around them. A species that does not adapt with to its habitat is the species that will struggle to survive and often become extinct. The Parson’s chameleon is an example of an animal that has interpreted its environment and adapted to it in order to survive.

The Parson’s chameleon is a species of chameleon found on the island of Madagascar. It is considered to be the largest species of chameleon on the planet. A chameleon is a lizard like creature that lives in the trees of a rainforest. It is a solitary creature, and for the Parson’s chameleon, its only interaction with other chameleons is for the purpose of reproduction. This happens once every two years. When an egg hatches the offspring have to fend for themselves. The parents do not teach the offspring anything. Everything they know is instinctive, it is something that the species has adapted to and has become natural to the young chameleons. There are over 150 different species of chameleon on the planet and over half of these are known to be located on the island of Madagascar, with the majority of these living in the rainforests on its eastern coast. With suck large numbers of chameleons located in one area, it is inevitable that there wi...

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