Chameleons are the Jungle River's hide-and-seek champions. They can sit on a branch right in front of you, change colour and simply disappear.
Laying her egg: “Can you see me?”
Once it's laid: “Boing!”
A baby's first words: “Peekaboo!”
The six Chameleon babies
Every species in Perfect Crack has six Hatchery Babies: the everyday baby you meet first, four rare colours (Frost, Shadow, Golden and Rainbow, from sparkly and Rainbow eggs) and the Champion, won from the Champion egg in your scored Daily Challenge. Once freed, they live in your Jungle River habitat for good. In the game, tap a baby in its habitat on three different days to become friends and hear its secret.
Babies you haven't found in the game yet are hidden. Tap one to peek, or .
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Peekaboo
Chameleon · Common
Mischievous
Favourite activity: Vanishing into the leaves
Peekaboo can vanish into a leaf, a log or a sunbeam in the blink of an eye. Her favourite game is to disappear right next to a friend, wait until they start looking for her, then pop out shouting 'Peekaboo!'
“I have walked past her six times today. That I know of.”
Secret: She has never been found at hide-and-seek. Sometimes she gives clues on purpose.
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Swirl
Frost Chameleon · Uncommon · Carries the mark of the Great Frost
Curious
Favourite activity: Watching everything with both eyes at once
Swirl can look two ways at once, and she uses both eyes to watch everything. One eye on the river, one on the sky, she notices every butterfly, every ripple and every falling leaf. Her pale frosty colours shift like ice on water when she's thinking.
“Misses nothing. Absolutely nothing. I find it reassuring.”
Secret: She can watch two games of hide-and-seek at once and always knows who's winning.
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Camo
Shadow Chameleon · Rare · Carries the mark of the Great Eclipse
Shy
Favourite activity: Hiding in plain sight
Camo's shadowy colours carry the mark of the Great Eclipse, and they're perfect for hiding, which suits him, because Camo is very shy. He sits so still on the log that most babies don't know he's there. But he's always listening.
“Hidden in plain sight, and happy that way. Say hello anyway. He hears you.”
Secret: He remembers every kind thing anyone has ever said near him.
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Zippy
Golden Chameleon · Super rare · Carries the mark of the Golden Dawn
Playful
Favourite activity: Catching flies with his tongue
Zippy's tongue is the quickest thing in the jungle. Flies, falling berries, the end of a friend's tail: if it moves, Zippy catches it, then lets it go again, because he's only playing. His golden scales flash in the sun with every snap.
“Quickest tongue in the Five Kingdoms. Mind your sandwiches.”
Secret: He has never once eaten a fly. He just likes the catching.
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Twist
Rainbow Chameleon · Ultra rare · Carries the mark of the Great Rainbow
Curious
Favourite activity: Trying out every colour there is
Twist wants to try every colour there is: sunset orange, puddle grey, toucan-beak yellow. His rainbow scales can turn almost any shade, and he spends whole afternoons experimenting while the other babies shout out colours for him to try.
“An artist. His 'mud brown' phase was not my favourite.”
Secret: There's one colour he can't make yet, and he's determined to find it.
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Pickle
Champion Chameleon · Champion · Won at the Hatchery Show
Clumsy
Favourite activity: Forgetting which colour he is
Pickle turned bright gold with excitement on the day he became a Champion. These days he forgets which colour he's meant to be at least once a day. He blends into a leaf, turns red when he remembers, then purple when he's embarrassed.
“A Champion who wears his feelings on his scales.”
Secret: He's actually very good at blending in. He just gets too excited.
Did you know? A chameleon can move each eye on its own, so it can look in two directions at the same time.