Color Me Sad

Photograph by Nicolas Le Boulanger , National Geographic Your Shot

When Your Shot member Nicolas Le Boulanger sees his friend s pet chameleon, housed in a terrarium, he can t help thinking that it's in the wrong place, even if it s loved. I wanted to [relate] the confusion that this animal seems to feel as it is separated from its natural environment, he writes. His look seems to call for help.

Le Boulanger s picture recently appeared in the Your Shot assignment Not Your Average Pet .