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Alligators and Tigers in the White House

The White House, home of the nation's presidents, has seen some rather unusual pets beyond the typical cats and dogs. According to Ronnie Elmore, an expert on presidential pets at the Kansas State University veterinary school, John Quincy Adams had an alligator as a pet, while Martin Van Buren had a tiger. Can you figure out which president had the greatest number of different types of animals as pets, including a piebald rat? Which three presidents had pigs as pets? Or opossums or a hippopotomus? You'll have the most original comments to interject in conversation during the upcoming presidential race if you use this fascinating listing of presidential pets!

Wed, 05 Apr 2000 16:43:02 -0700

Submitted by: Barbara Petura