Preposterous Pets

Among the pets featured are a pair of buffalo being raised by a family in Quinlan, Texas, and a polar bear in Abbotsford, British Columbia. Also, a man raises lions in Stupava, Czech Republic, and a grizzly bear that likes beer.

A family owns 350 alligators in Colorado and a woman lives with monkeys in Illinois. Also, a woman who sings to elephants in Thailand; a woman with camels for pets in Arizona; and a man raising wolves in Germany.

A man in the Bahamas has a special bond with a tiger shark, while a family raises hippos in South Africa. Also, a woman in Oakridge, Oregon, lives with two anteaters, and an eagle and falcon are raised as pets in England.

A woman performs exotic grooming on her pet poodle and a man lives with a Bengal tiger. Also, a family raises crocodiles in Costa Rica; giraffes eat with humans in Kenya; and a woman in England keeps tarantulas as pets.

Lizards are raised by a man in Los Angeles and cheetahs live in the home of a woman in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Also, a couple raises a gorilla in Lyon, France, and a capybara has the run of a house in Buda, Texas.

A woman lives with dozens of skunks in Ohio, and a man who has built three huge fish aquariums in his basement in England. Also, a man who lives with scorpions in Thailand and a woman raising a red kangaroo in Oklahoma.