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Before Bo the Portuguese Water Dog started chowing down Kibbles ‘n Bits in the Oval Office, plenty of other presidential pets frolicked around the White House grounds. From raccoons to rams to roosters, U.S. presidents have owned plenty of odd pets. 

Check out ten of the most interesting POTUS animal pals:

1. Andrew Jackson: A parrot named Pol that he taught to swear
2. John Quincy Adams: An American Alligator
3. George Washington: Black and Tan Coonhounds named Drunkard, Taster, Tipler, and Tipsy
4. Thomas Jefferson: Two bear cubs
5. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Scottish Terrier named Fala that was left behind during a visit to the Aleutian Islands, but saved by rescue ships.
6. Benjamin Harrison: Opossums named Mr. Reciprocity and Mr. Protection
7. Calvin Coolidge: Canaries named Nip and Tuck
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Great Dane named President
9. John F. Kennedy: Mutt named Pushinka that was a gift from the Russian premier and a puppy of Soviet space dog Strelka.
10. Andrew Johnson: No official pets, but fed the white mice he found in his bedroom

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