Special pets have been raised in the White House

Often, when it comes to pets, people think of funny dogs, or adorable cats or other domestic pets. But in the White House, the residence and working place of the head of the United States, this concept seems different. The article introduces a number of 'pets' raised and cared for by presidents of the United States, who may surprise you and feel interesting.

10. Dwarf Hippo Billy

President Calvin Coolidge is an animal lover. He has six dogs, a cat, two lions, a goose, a ghost, a gazelle, kangaroo and a panda named Rebecca. With such a huge collection, he never used money from the government to maintain his own 'zoo' . The short hippo named Billy was taken to the white house by millionaire Harvey Firestone. He found this hippopotamus in the deserted plain of Liberia, after which he kept it for some reason (probably because this hippo is really cute). However, this hippopotamus Billy is no longer cute when it weighs up to 600kg, is longer than six feet and costs too much for a millionaire like Mr. Firestone. Eventually this millionaire decided to donate to President Coolidge. He kept Billy to the end of his term and then gave it back to the Smithsonian National Zoo because this hippopotamus is in danger of extinction.

9. Old-Ike sheep

The slogan for Woodrow Wilson's re-election effort in 1916 was to get the country out of the war, so after being forced to declare war in 1917, what he could only do was save the budget. . He cut costs as much as possible, and one of those solutions was instead of hiring garden caregivers President Wilson used sheep to take care of the White House's lush lawn. They were raised in the grass and when summer came, he shaved his hair and sold it to raise money to support the Red Cross abroad. Wilson's favorite sheep is named Old-Ike. After the sheep breeds up to 18, out of screening, he auctioned them off and donated proceeds to the Salvation Army charity.

8. Algonquin horse

The President of Theodore Roosevelt's family used to raise a lot of pets like parrots, rats, snakes . but more famous than the Algonquin horse. One day, his son Archie Roosevelt fell ill with measles, the servant Charlie Reeder sneaked into his room to cheer him up. Despite being very tired, Archie still tried to sit up and caress the pet. It can be said that President Roosevelt's family loves animals and plays an important role in their lives.

7. Grizzly Bear

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson made the western expeditions of the most terrifying desert in the United States known as Lousiana Purchase. One of the adventurers, Zebulon Pike, captured two wild baby bears. He then gave it to the President as a proof of the trip to the desert. Jefferson showed great interest, even describing two bears as elegant gentlemen. But they soon became oversized and were later transferred to a museum in Philadelphia. But because of the strict regulations of the government, this process took months, and in the meantime, he locked the two bears in a crib on the White House lawn.

6. Black bear Jonathan Edwards

The West Virginia Republican Party gave President Teddy Roosevelt a very special gift that was a wild and completely untamed black bear. At first he was quite surprised and worried, but Teddy really loved this bear. He wore a chain for him and led him for a walk, fed honey, nuts, as if it were a giant dog. He even named it Jonathan Edwards, after the name of a pastor. Later, this bear was donated to the local zoo.

5. American crocodile

The Marquis de Lafayette is a French general who once led an army during the American revolution. During his visit to the White House, he gave his friend, President John Quincy Adams, a tamed crocodile. Adams was really confused and even more embarrassed when people asked him what he would do with these animals. After that, he decided to feed this crocodile in the bath of the bathroom of the east side room. At first, things seemed quite annoying but gradually later Adams really liked his new pet.

4. Pauline Wayne

The family of President William H. Taft is quite crowded. For many years, his family's milk was supplied by a dairy cow named Mooley Wooly, but when it was unable to provide the required amount of milk, the cow was sent to a farm in the north. Wisconsin. By chance, Wisconsin Senator Isaac Stephenson bought the Taft family a Holstein dairy cow, named Pauline Wayne. The President's family felt very excited about the dairy cow, and during his tenure, he released Pauline freely on the White House lawn. Pauline provided a lot of milk and was then released on a Wisconsin farm.

3. Marsupials and goats

Benjamin Harrison loves animals and he takes them everywhere. Typically, there are two marsupials named Mr Reciprocity and Mr. Protection. They were always wrapped around him, seemingly unable to leave. But the little goat of Harrison named Whiskers Old almost made him really humiliated. Normally this goat was released on the grass, but one day he suddenly rushed out of the White House and chaos on Pennsylvania Avenue. The president and his assistants had to work hard to catch the goat, and the people were shocked and shocked.

2. Two cubs

Martin Van Buren can go down in history as the most obnoxious President of all time, but not really. Sultan Sultan of Oman was very gentlemanly, and gave him a pair of cubs to demonstrate the friendship between the two countries. Afterwards, everyone was shocked when President Buren liked these two tigers very much and wanted to keep them to ruin the Congress. But in fact these two tigers are not given directly to him, but they are the property of the American people. So he finally had to give it back to the local zoo.

1. Suspense Josiah

On a visit to Sharon Springs, Kansas, President Teddy Roosevelt was given a small badger by a little girl. He was extremely happy and always kept it with him during the trip back to the White House. Along the way, he stopped in several cities and also received other gifts such as two bears, a lizard, a horned toad and a horse. When he arrived at the White House, his favorite love brought a lot of troubles. It often spits or hisses when someone passes by, even attacking and licking their ankles. Finally, he gave it back to the Bronx Zoo.