Animals
Gwyndolen Ortner plays with Squiggles, a domestic rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), outside a vintage clothing store in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, South Africa, April 28, 2013. Ortner, a student from Grahamstown, travelled to Bathurst for the day to attend the 10th Annual Bathurst Bookfair.
Klokkie Kat (Bell Cat) drinks water from different taps at the Van der Merwe farm near Nelspruit, South Africa, 11 July 2013. Besides this strange behaviour for a cat, he also loves playing with water and enjoys being outside when it rains.
A Jersey cow (Bos taurus) grazes in front of a house in Market Street, Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa, February 24, 2013. It is a common occurrence for cattle to roam freely in Grahamstown’s suburban areas.
(From top left to bottom right) “Klokkie Kat”, Misiu, Shani and “Ou Kat” join me for a self-portrait series at the Van der Merwe farm near Nelspruit, South Africa.
Gee, a Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens), flares out his gill covers in a fishbowl at 71 Hill Street, Grahamstown, South Africa, April 14, 2013. Gee tries to make himself seem more impressive, as he notices his own reflection in a mirror and mistakes it for a rival fish.
Rhodes University student Gwyndolen Ortner inspects a juvenile Cape dwarf chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum), Western Cape, South Africa, March 24, 2013. Ortner spotted the chameleon in the vegetable patch at her grandparents’ house in George.
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