This Cape dwarf chameleon is one of several that call Jessica Ungerer’s garden in Vredenburg home. “For a species considered near endangered it feels like a small privilege to see them so often,” she said. “When you notice a chameleon nearby pause and watch rather than touch. Sometimes the smallest neighbours need the most respect,” she wrote. Readers are invited to send their interesting and newsworthy photos of the West Coast to weslander@novusmedia.co.za. Photos must be at least 1 MB in size. Photo: Jessica Ungerer

Cape dwarf chameleon calls Langebaan home

This Cape dwarf chameleon is one of several that call Jessica Ungerer’s garden in Vredenburg home. “For a species considered near endangered it feels like a small privilege to see them so often,” she said. “When you notice a chameleon nearby pause and watch rather than touch. Sometimes the smallest neighbours need the most respect,” she wrote. Readers are invited to send their interesting and newsworthy photos of the West Coast to weslander@novusmedia.co.za. Photos must be at least 1 MB in size. Photo: Jessica Ungerer

Pause, watch (don’t touch) beauty of an endangered species

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