Camouflage Studio
Choose a chameleon's default color and drop it into a habitat. The survival bar shows how easily a hungry predator can spot it — the closer the chameleon's color matches the background, the safer it is.
Chameleon Color
Habitat
How Evolution Sneaks Up
Three simple steps repeat every generation. The hunt below runs them in real time.
Variation 🎨
A population hatches with mixed colors — some blend in, some stand out like a neon sign.
Selection
The predator (you!) spots the obvious ones first. The camouflaged chameleons survive the 10-second hunt.
Inheritance
Survivors reproduce and pass their color genes to their babies — shifting the next generation's palette.
The Predator's Hunt
Ten chameleons are hiding in the forest: 5 bright yellow, 3 light green, 2 dark forest green. You get 10 seconds to click every chameleon you can spot. The ones you miss survive to breed.
Gene Inheritance
Each chameleon carries two alleles (gene copies) for color. Survivors pair up and each passes one allele to every baby. Watch the family trees, then the whole population's gene pool shift.