We spent the hour fervently searching for a panther chameleon who had escaped and ran up a tree earlier in the day when Ben was in another classroom. Ben and I were both concerned to return the chameleon to safety (from predators, low temperatures, enough food, etc). We found the chameleon several times, and were amazed at how such a brightly colored lizard (turquoise, neon green, and red) could hide and blend in the shadows and light of a bushy tree. The chameleon was located and still/basking at the end of our session at 1:30pm. We resumed searches at 2:30 and imagined he must still be on the same set of branches. Finally around 4:30pm a guy with ladder came and saw but sadly the chameleon was not in the last place seen hours later. We discussed normal movements of this species in the wild, where temperatures range from 70-95 degrees F: panther chameleons are normally lower towards ground in morning to drink dew, then go up higher in canopy towards evening after a day of searching for food, they will typically climb up to a spot from one (1) to 30 meters high above ground to end of a branch to roost and turn a lighter shade that reflects well in a strong LED spotlight beam. We did not see the chameleon from the ground using lights, leading us to believe he is in upper canopy. Further searches should be in early morning for lower branches, and in evening from 6 to 7pm from the ROOF with lights. It is likely the chameleon remains in the original tree or could have moved to the tree closer to the school as some warmth would come off the school and thus should attract this tropical gem of a lizard. Ben showed great empathy for animals, his fellow students, and for me as a teacher struggling with the possible loss of a treasured pet. He related the situation to that of Red the gecko, who was once 'lost' in his little cage at home only to be found a month later in an unknown hollow hiding spot in that cage, and is now doing well. Surely we will soon find our little buddy too. We imagined that many different insects may be in the area and provide Lokobe the Chameleon with a 5* experience of sorts. We used binoculars and lights to search and were grateful that temperatures are forecast to remain high in the coming week as we continue the search.