Teddy Roosevelt and his family nursed the little badger with a bottle and allowed him to run wild in the house。 Roosevelt said that the animal’s “temper was short but [his] nature was fundamentally friendly。”
The Roosevelts also owned a hyena and a black bear， which was named after the 18th-century Calvinist Jonathan Edwards。
罗斯福还养了一只鬣狗和一只黑熊。他以十八世纪的加尔文教徒乔纳森•爱德华兹来命名这只黑熊。
3） Calvin Coolidge‘s Hippo
卡尔文•库利奇的河马
President Calvin Coolidge， who assumed office in 1923。 Aside from the more conventional cats， dogs， and birds， Coolidge housed a bobcat， a donkey named Ebenezer， two raccoons， lion cubs， a wallaby， and， last but not least， a hippo named Billy。
I can get on board with pet raccoons。 Rebecca the raccoon was sent to the White House to be eaten， but the family couldn‘t bring itself to harm the playful thing。 The president walked around with Rebecca wrapped around his shoulders when she wasn’t in the arms of First Lady Grace Coolidge。
John Quincy Adams‘ mother and former First Lady Abigail Adams named her dog Satan。
约翰•昆西•亚当斯的母亲和前第一夫人阿比盖尔•亚当斯给自己的狗取名”撒旦“。
8） William Howard Taft‘s Cow
威廉•霍华德•塔夫脱的奶牛
This one actually makes sense， especially if you‘re a president who likes dairy。 The cow was the last cow to graze the White House’s green pastures。
这个还是讲得通的，特别是一位喜爱乳制品的总统。而这只奶牛也是最后一只有幸吃到白宫绿牧草的牛了。
9） Benjamin Harrison‘s Wily Goat
本杰明•哈里森的狡猾山羊
Harrison bought a goat named Old Whiskers for his grandchildren。 One day， after towing around Harrison‘s grandchildren in a makeshift carriage， he escaped through the gates。
He bought a flock of sheep， and among them was a ram named Old Ike。 He was apparently an old fellow who chewed tobacco。
托马斯•伍德罗•威尔逊养了一群绵羊，其中有只公羊叫“Old Ike”。 这只老羊竟然吃烟草。
11） Benjamin Harrison‘s Opossums
本杰明•哈里森的负鼠
The 23rd president clearly had high expectation for his opossums， who were named Mr。 Protection and Mr。 Reciprocity。
第23任总统对他的负鼠们期望很高，这两只负鼠一只叫“保卫”，一只叫“互惠”。
12） Thomas Jefferson‘s Mockingbird
托马斯•杰斐逊的知更鸟
Jefferson bought the mockingbird， Dick， from a slave before moving into the White House。
托马斯•杰斐逊在搬入白宫之前，从一名奴隶那里带来一只名叫迪克的知更鸟。
13） James Buchanan‘s Elephant
詹姆斯•布坎南的大象
The 15th president was given a herd of elephants by the King of Siam。 He gave away all but one of them， which he kept at the White House along with a pair of bald eagles。
Back in the late 1800s， Siamese cats were considered exotic， but Hayes helped change that。 He is recorded as the first American to bring the feline breed over to the States。
