We have two tortoises that live in the yard that we share with our hosts, as well as several peacocks that live a house away. The peacocks are loud and sound at times like quarreling cats while the tortoises, unsurprisingly, are very quiet and demure.
Every time I reach for detergent, I’m startled by a cool looking lizard that lives in the cabinet above our clothes washer. He, alas, has refused to pose for photos.