2. Teddy Roosevelt and His White House Menagerie
President Theodore Roosevelt filled the White House with an array of animals, including a badger, snakes, a one-legged rooster, and even a hyena. One of his most famous pets was a small pig named Maude. Roosevelt’s menagerie highlighted his fascination with the natural world, a passion that helped inspire the national parks movement. His unconventional White House pets have fascinated historians for decades.
