Julia Suryakusuma
The writer is the author of Julia’s Jihad.

NOT long after my Australian family and I moved into our new house in the bush in Emerald, Victoria, we discovered the delights of having all creatures great and small on our doorstep, and even inside—whether we wanted them or not! No, I’m not talking about the usual wildlife that invades your abode, such as mice, ants, flies and cockroaches. No, I’m taking about one very persis