10 Most Unusual Pets

Lynne (and 7 others): the Rothschild giraffes who share a family dinner table In many ways, the setting is just a typical family breakfast. Young children and their mother enjoy croissants and orange juice while sitting around a table together. But t

Nils Olav: the knighted penguin Penguin Nils Olav has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard since 1972. After over 35 years of duty' he was knighted at Edinburgh Zoo. During the ceremony, Nils had a sword dubbed on each sid

Nick Boing: the lamb who couldn't adapt with other sheep What happens when an animal can't get along with his own kind? Well, he moves in with some kind humans and becomes a pet. At least that's what happened to this little lamb - Nick Boing, an unus

Fantik: the llama who lives in an apartment Russian bear trainer Dimitry Nikolau keeps an unusual pet in his Moscow apartment. Fantik has been his pet for over 10 years. Dimitry decided to give up beat training after he became a father. He then adopt

Tommy Tucker: the fashion modelling squirrel Tommy Tucker was a squirrel adopted by a woman in Washington DC in the early 1940s after she found the critter orphaned in a tree. He soon became part of the family, as it were -- accompanying the lady of

The nameless two-headed turtle A two-headed turtle found in Florida was residing at Sean Casey's Animal Rescue in Kensington, a Brooklyn pet store -. The rare reptile had became the store's mascot. Casey got the two-headed turtle from a man in Florid

Lance Corporal William Windsor, alias Billy: the parade Royal goat From his gleaming headplate to his immaculately groomed whiskers, Lance Corporal William Windsor, the former Royal Welsh Regiment mascot, looked every inch the proud old soldier as he

Caplin Rous: the needy capybara Capybara owner Melanie Typaldos is very happy with her giant hamster pet. Her mascot is named Caplin Rous as in Rodents Of Unusual Size from the Princess Bride. She describes him as needy. He always wants to be with he

Jessica: the ton hippopotamus Want a pet that drinks 10 liters of coffee a day, weighs 3/4 of a ton, and destroys your bed when it jumps on it? Then you should meet Jessica, the hippo. When a newborn baby hippo was washed up by a flood onto the lawn

Hyenas and Baboons apparently make great pets in Nigeria