Preposterous Pets

Eccentric individuals and their unusual pets – a man whose lions are starting to outgrow their home, a Texan couple obsessed with the buffalo who roam their home, and an internet sensation whose best friend is a polar bear.

Mischevous macaque monkeys have become an obessesion for a woman and her family. A gator-mad family in Colorado share their home with 350 ferocious reptiles. And a German man takes pride of place in a pack of wolves.

In South Africa, a couple share their home with a hefty roommate - a hungry, hungry hippo. A man from Florida befriends a tiger shark. And, a woman turns her life upside down to accommodate her nocturnal companions, a pair of anteaters

Owners pimp out their poodles for creative grooming competitions. A Brazilian family lives with adult tigers. One woman brings her tarantula obsession close to home. A young girl learns how to feed crocodiles, and Kenyans enjoy breakfast with giraffes.

A woman takes her pet capybara, the world's largest rodent, to the dentist. Mr. Lizardlover poses with his scaly friends. A French couple play house with a gull-grown gorilla, and a South African woman lives and sleeps with cheetahs.

A woman who receives mental health care from a kangaroo. A Mexican man takes his jaguar for a walk. An English man swims with his fish in his own aquarium. One woman can't stop collecting skunks, and an Indonesia man makes it a habit to swallow scorpions.