Emma Ward from Michigan, US, keeps a cute chameleon named Olive as a pet. The lizard will grab anything you put in her hand, and when Emma discovered this natural but peculiar "talent" in her pet, she decided to let her imagination run wild.
Everything looks very funny in Olive's tiny claws, so her owner thought it would be an interesting idea to hand her miniature weapons. Emma took several photos of the chameleon holding LEGO swords and Evangelion weapons and published them on her Twitter.
Chameleons are fun cause they'll grab anything you give them. pic.twitter.com/aTJ2Abjrs4
— Emma Ward (@Emma_The_Ward) 17 августа 2017 г.
However, the reptile's owner did not expect these images would bring Olive worldwide fame. Emma's tweet has received a whopping 401,000 likes and was shared more than 170,000 times. Moreover, other users sent pictures of their pets holding different objects in response to her post.
— devin (@d3vin_harmon) 18 августа 2017 г.
— Cole (@SamuelBarlow) 17 августа 2017 г.
My chameleon holding a Danish flag 😂 pic.twitter.com/ZbtGM97Zxe
— Amanda | I saw him (@DanishHooligan) 18 августа 2017 г.
My Flying squirrels:) pic.twitter.com/mhLoTrnoIi
— むぎごはん飼育員@SCP財団 (@SCP_DrMugimeshi) 18 августа 2017 г.
Make peace not war 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/nMvqvEjg9s
— Issy☁️ (@IssyVincent) 21 августа 2017 г.
True. Rapunzel and Pascal pic.twitter.com/vk5K9lREgq
— Ton Jacobs (@ton65jacobs) 18 августа 2017 г.
Olive's photos also inspired some fan art and found their way to Imgur and Reddit's photoshop battles where they've got the meme treatment.
Well I got just a tiny bit carried away with this. pic.twitter.com/rXATGbOk9x
— Stephanie Haught 🔮 (@smh1589) 17 августа 2017 г.
@Emma_The_Ward Please More cute animal!!!🤩 pic.twitter.com/JvEFVkKkpg
— Ymed Omri (@Ymed_Omri) 18 августа 2017 г.
Your pet better watch out I've dealt with his kind pic.twitter.com/HylRKgByUc
— The Johto Press (@BertiiPerches) 17 августа 2017 г.
"THEY MAY TAKE OUR FLIES!.. BUT THEY WILL NEVER TAKE, OUR FREEDOM!!" pic.twitter.com/HSIMOtcYf0
— Shawn Mastillo (@Tokon0) 17 августа 2017 г.
— Cody Johnston (@CodyRJohnston) 17 августа 2017 г.
— GOOFY GOOBER (@GeckoTime8) 17 августа 2017 г.