Ok, it's a strange list, but apropos for today. From Dr. Jon's pet place, the weirdest presidential pets:
# Pygmy hippo: Calvin Coolidge, 30th PresidentExotic? yes...strange? hell yes...
# Alligator: John Quincy Adams, 6nd President
# Elephant: James Buchanan, 15th President.
# Zebra: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
# Antelope: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
# Bears: Thomas Jefferson, 3nd President; Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President; Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
# Coyote: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
# Hyena: Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President
# Tigers/lions: Martin Van Buren, 8th President; Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President; Calvin Coolidge, 30th President
# Wallaby: Calvin Coolidge, 30th President