A calico raised on the streets of Kinokawa, Tama pawed her way to fame and the job of station master at the small train station of Kishi in Japan.
Best city mascots —
A calico raised on the streets of Kinokawa, Tama pawed her way to fame and the job of station master at the small train station of Kishi in Japan.
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Resident bottlenose Fungie of Dingle, Ireland, loves to play around boats and swimmers and has tours designed around him.
Loving the spotlight —
Resident bottlenose Fungie of Dingle, Ireland, loves to play around boats and swimmers and has tours designed around him.
Dingle Dolphin Boat Tour
Berlin Zoo's polar bear Knut inspired "Knutmania" around the world and even graced the cover of "Vanity Fair" magazine with Leonardo DiCaprio. He moved on to the great ice floe in the sky in 2011.
Cute little Knut —
Berlin Zoo's polar bear Knut inspired "Knutmania" around the world and even graced the cover of "Vanity Fair" magazine with Leonardo DiCaprio. He moved on to the great ice floe in the sky in 2011.
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Shrek, a merino sheep from the small New Zealand farming settlement of Tarras, gained a fan following in 2004 after word got out he'd avoided grooming for six years by hiding in a cave.
Furry phenom —
Shrek, a merino sheep from the small New Zealand farming settlement of Tarras, gained a fan following in 2004 after word got out he'd avoided grooming for six years by hiding in a cave.
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At 28 years old and almost 84 pounds, Patrick the wombat of Australia's Ballarat Wildlife Park is the oldest and largest Common Wombat known in captivity. He's a local celebrity (here in younger, smaller days) who will be honored on October 22 for Australia's 10th annual Wombat Day.
Hug a wombie —
At 28 years old and almost 84 pounds, Patrick the wombat of Australia's Ballarat Wildlife Park is the oldest and largest Common Wombat known in captivity. He's a local celebrity (here in younger, smaller days) who will be honored on October 22 for Australia's 10th annual Wombat Day.
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A pandemonium of approximately 200 conure parrots reside in a park in the San Francisco neighborhood of Telegraph Hill, far from their native home in South America. They have their own fan club and are written about in many travel guides.
If you're going to San Francisco —
A pandemonium of approximately 200 conure parrots reside in a park in the San Francisco neighborhood of Telegraph Hill, far from their native home in South America. They have their own fan club and are written about in many travel guides.
Mitch Altman
St. Andrews, Scotland, recently erected a statue in the likeness of its town pet, Hamish McHamish. The furry flaneur keeps his fans in the loop via Twitter and Facebook.
Cool cat —
St. Andrews, Scotland, recently erected a statue in the likeness of its town pet, Hamish McHamish. The furry flaneur keeps his fans in the loop via Twitter and Facebook.
Hamish McHamish
In 1945, a Wyandotte rooster named Mike was decapitated by a farmer's wife, but continued to live for 18 months after. Now Fruita remembers its town chicken each May with a Mike the Headless Chicken Festival.
True story —
In 1945, a Wyandotte rooster named Mike was decapitated by a farmer's wife, but continued to live for 18 months after. Now Fruita remembers its town chicken each May with a Mike the Headless Chicken Festival.
Mike the Headless Chicken Festival