Most Unusual White House Pets
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Billy the pygmy hippo!
1 point - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Tax Reduction and Budget Bureau; a pair of lion cubs given to Calvin Coolidge
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Poll the cussing parrot
Pres. Jackson's favorite bird
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Pushinka, the granddog of Russia's first dog in space
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Algonquin the miniature pony
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Siam
The first siamese cat in the US, was a pet to Pres. R.B. Hayes
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Nanny and Nanko the goats
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Grizzly Bear twins
Given to Pres. Jefferson by Zebulon Pike. The bears lived on the White House lawn for several months before being donated to a zoo.
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Dick the mockingbird
Took food from Pres. Jefferson's lips and would sing along while Jefferson played the violin.
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Billy the opossum
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
11.
Rebecca the raccoon
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
12.
Pauline Wayne
The last dairy cow to live at the White House-a friend and pet to Pres. Taft
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
13.
Josiah
A baby badger
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Jack
A turkey give to Abe Lincoln's for Thanksgiving dinner, but because Tad Lincoln took such a liking to him, Abe pardoned Jack-the start of a tradition that lives on to this day
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Alligator
A gift to Lafayette, he in turn gave it to Pres. John Q. Adams. He let the alligator live in the White House bathtub for as long as possible before donating it to a zoo.
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
16.
Royal Gift
The first male donkey in America was a gift to Pres. Washington from Spain
0 points - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
17.
Smoky the bobcat
-1 point - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
18.
Old Ike, the tobacco-chewing goat
-1 point - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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Ofelia the long-horn cow
-1 point - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
20.
Emily Spinich
A green snake owned by Alice Roosevelt
-1 point - added 12 years ago by darlanoble -
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