Here are the 10 most unusual “First Pets”:
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Pygmy hippo: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
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Alligator: John Quincy Adams, 6nd President
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Elephant: James Buchanan, 15th President.
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Zebra: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
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Antelope: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
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Bears: Thomas Jefferson, 3nd President; Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President; Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
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Coyote: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
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Hyena: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
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Tigers/lions: Martin Van Buren, 8th President; Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President; Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
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Wallaby: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
Also, some more ideas for unusual pets
here just so it's not always the armadillo and the tarantula.Thanks for the great info. though...always love the Slim threads