I have heard, but never seen, this awesome creature until last night. In the evenings, he makes a loud call, "Tooooooook geeee" from outside our kitchen. That is why he is called, "Dook Ge" in Thai. Yet last night when I got home, he was on our wall! (this pic is from Wikipdia because he hid before I could get a great pic of him). Gray with red spots! Amazing. My Thai roommates laughed so loud at my fascination. They say he's like a chameleon and can change his color based on the background. Some Thai people eat tokay geckos. My housemate said this guy in our kitchen would be expensive since he's so big. It's beginning rainy season now, so more insects are escaping from the rain to indoors. The tokay gecko has come indoors too to eat them!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tokay Gecko
I have heard, but never seen, this awesome creature until last night. In the evenings, he makes a loud call, "Tooooooook geeee" from outside our kitchen. That is why he is called, "Dook Ge" in Thai. Yet last night when I got home, he was on our wall! (this pic is from Wikipdia because he hid before I could get a great pic of him). Gray with red spots! Amazing. My Thai roommates laughed so loud at my fascination. They say he's like a chameleon and can change his color based on the background. Some Thai people eat tokay geckos. My housemate said this guy in our kitchen would be expensive since he's so big. It's beginning rainy season now, so more insects are escaping from the rain to indoors. The tokay gecko has come indoors too to eat them!
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