A Badger in the White House

[sunastria]

Doesn't it sound like a good children's book title?

Teddy Roosevelt had a pet badger in the white house, named Josiah.

http://www.presidentialpetmuseum.com/whitehousepets-2.htm

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[sea_dark_wine]

It was probably not so much a pet as a "demo" badger ;-)

[justjanus]

Looks like it was a pet for the children, at first ...

I found this video all about Josiah the badger:

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=adfd23c7bdb7cf57b311