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9 Bizarre Exotic Animals Queen Elizabeth Has Received as Gifts

6. Mini-hippos:

President Tubman of Liberia sent the Queen two pygmy hippopotami in 1961. Basically, they’re mini versions of their larger relatives, the hippopotamus. And by mini, we mean they grow between 4.9 and 5.7 feet. Queen Elizabeth’s pair was sent to the ZSL London Zoo.

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7. Lots of horses:

It’s widely known that 91-year-old Queen Elizabeth loves horses. She started riding at three and hasn’t stopped since. So it’s no surprise that she was presented with five horses to commemorate her 1953 Coronation: an Arab stallion from King Faisal of Iraq, an Arab stallion and an Arab mare from the Imam of Yemen, and two polo ponies from President Perón of Argentina. In the years since, she’s received countless other horses, which have been used as riding horses, carriage horses, and even police horses.

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8. A few cows:

The Royal Jersey Agricultural and Horticultural Society of the Channel Islands has gifted the Queen two cows, one in 1957 and one in 1978. Each cow was sent to the royal dairy herd at Windsor. The herd was originally organized in 1858 to provide the castle household with fresh dairy.

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9. A court of kangaroos:

For the Queen’s Silver Jubilee in 1977, the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens in Australia sent the monarch six red kangaroos, two Brolga cranes, and one fat-tailed dunnart (a cute little mouse-like marsupial). They were moved to the Zoological Society of London’s (ZSL) London Zoo for permanent keeping.

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