No one in office has had more presidential pets than Teddy Roosevelt. His collection was essentially a zoo, including dogs, rabbits, horses, flying squirrels, chickens, bears, a lion, a zebra, a rat, several exotic birds stored in the White House greenhouse, a one-legged rooster, pigs, guinea pigs, a hyena, a wildcat, a coyote, a lizard, and a raccoon. One of his sons had a snake named Emily Spinach which had to be returned to the pet store after escaping in the White House and scaring a group of congressmen. Another son had a “friendly by nature” but “short-tempered” badger named Josiah, which he carried with him everywhere.