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Five Famous First Pets

4 The Love Of Animals

Today is George Washington’s birthday! So in celebration, here is a fun list of Five Famous First Pets. First Pet, 1963): John F. Kennedy’s family owned many pets, including a horse, which was a present to 5 year-old Caroline Kennedy. Polly the parrot. Polly actually belonged to Martha Washington.

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The Parakeet of City Streets, the Monk Parakeet

10,000 Birds

But it is most probable that the birds are released or escaped pets. There are a lot of pet psittacines out there that escape or are released. Monk Parakeet is the only parrot species that builds its own nest. And, there I saw the famous Monk Parakeet nests saved by Mayor Harold Washington. The answer lies in the nests.

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