INDIAN HARBOUR BEACH, Fla. – After the top of his screened enclosure caved in, Pascal the chameleon escaped into the wild under cloak of darkness, eluding capture — and hungry predators — during an eight-month Indian Harbour Beach adventure, News 6 partner Florida Today reported.The small, slow-footed lizard was finally captured this week near Ocean Breeze Elementary, roughly 1 mile away.
Critical clues were gleaned via photos, messages and updates posted in the Nextdoor app's "Lost & Found" section."Those power lines right there run all the way through Indian Harbour Beach," said Pascal's owner, James Lombardi, pointing at a utility pole near his apartment in The Dunes.“So I’m guessing, through the winter and the colder season, he was.