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Three cats, two birds, and a fish.

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The cats are Calvin and Hobbes -- they're littermates, Hobbes is orange with stripes and Calvin is a fluffy longhair with a dark coat and light underbelly; they've got some Maine Coon in them so they're rather large cats -- and Chi, who is smaller than the boys (which means she's a normal-sized cat but it's easy to forget that) with short but dense black and white fur. Hobbes loves to play fetch, and he'll get a ball and meow really loud until you throw it. Calvin is a cuddly little ninja and you'll find him in your lap and not be sure when he got there. Chi loves our son and sleeps in his bed with him.

The older bird is a blue and white female parakeet named Bluebell. The younger bird is a white-headed gray cockatiel named Totoro. Bluebell mostly keeps to herself, but Totoro's gregarious. He likes perching on people's heads, and he gives mommy kisses (complete with smooching sounds) and cuddles. He used to say "Peekaboo!" (or at least, he makes noises with that tone and cadence) if you hid behind a blanket and said "Where's Totoro?" and popped out from behind it, but he's grown out of that. He says "good morning" (again, tone and cadence, not actual speech) and after some morning cuddles and kisses, he sings songs -- he likes the Mickey Mouse March most, but he also sings the My Neighbor Totoro theme and the tune from my wife's alarm clock.

The fish's name is Wheatley. He's a red and blue crown tail betta fish. There's... not much more to say about him.