MORE UNUSUAL CELEBRITIES PETS

HUGH HEFNER’S ZOO

We all know Hugh Hefner keeps bunnies at his mansion, but did

you know his abode is also home to a host of other animals?

The CFO of Playboy turned part of his estate into an official zoo,

complete with peacocks, flamingos, Squirrel Monkeys,

Capuchins, Spider Monkeys, and Tamarins.

NICOLAS CAGE’S KING COBRAS

Nicolas Cage drew inspiration for his character in the movie Ghost Rider

from an unlikely source – his King Cobra, Sheba. The actor

revealed in an interview that his cobra hated him. Every time

he came in to feed her, she would turn her back to him and sway from

side to side in an attempt to hypnotize him. The markings on a cobra’s

back resemble an eye, which adds to the eeriness of their mesmerizing

defence mechanism. Cage wanted his character in the movie to

captivate and terrify the audience at the same time, so he

mimicked the actions of his snake during certain scenes.

CHARLIE SHEEN’S CHINESE WATER DRAGON

When it comes to pets, Charlie Sheen is “winning.”

The crazy actor once owned a Chinese water dragon,

which he dubbed Hopper Jr. The animal died of neglect,

like the several other pets that have died under Sheen’s

supervision.

NICOLAS CAGE’S OCTOPUS

In addition to his cobras, Nicolas Cage also owned an octopus.

He claimed that observing animals that are so different from

humans helped him develop his acting skills. Unfortunately,

Cage had to give his 8-legged friend away after his elaborate

spending led to financial problems.

TIPPI HEDREN’S LION

During the 1970s, actress and model Tippi Hedren, mother of

actress Melanie Griffith, came up with a wild idea. She decided

to open a sanctuary for big cats just 30 miles outside of Los Angeles.

However, not all of the animals stayed in the sanctuary. Her family

brought home a fully-grown lion to keep as a pet. The family’s

everyday life with the lion, which they named Togar, was captured

in a famous 1970s photo shoot.

MIKE TYSON’S WHITE TIGERS

There’s a tiger in the bathroom! Mike Tyson’s fictional pet tiger

became famous in the hit 2009 comedy The Hangover, but

few people know Tyson actually owned several white tigers.

Unfortunately, he had to give his feline friends away after taking

care of them became too expensive.

VANILLA ICE’S KANGAROO

Leave it to a rapper. Vanilla Ice bought his pet kangaroo, named

Bucky Buckaroo, when the little guy was just a baby marsupial.

But now that Bucky is all grown up, Vanilla Ice wants him to live a

comfortable life. The rapper confessed that the kangaroo is spoiled

rotten. He lives in his own enclosure and even has a lover

a pot-bellied pig.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS’ ALLIGATOR

John Quincy Adams may have been a serious leader, but he

wasn’t afraid to let the White House run wild. The former

president received an alligator as a gift from the Marquis de Lafayette,

which he kept in a White House bathroom. The gator even had company,

as Adams’ wife also housed her silkworms there.