Celebrity animals

Laika ( ; , ; – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog who was one of the first animals in space and the first to orbit the Earth. A stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, she flew aboard the Sputnik 2 spacecraft, launched into low orbit on 3 November 1957. As the technology to re-enter the atmosphere had not yet been developed, Laika's survival was never expected. She died of hyperthermia hours into the flight, on the craft's fourth orbit.

octopus said to predict the results of association football matches

polar bear who was born in captivity at the Berlin Zoological Garden

Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since 2011

thumb|Flocke on 9 April 2008, the day after her public debut

dog

Punxsutawney Phil is a groundhog residing in Young Township near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, United States, who is the central figure in Punxsutawney's annual Groundhog Day celebration.

Virginia Opossum in the zoo of Leipzig, Germany

domestic cat known for his habit of burglary

school cat from Echo Park, California

Ecuadorian street dog who attached himself to a Swedish extreme sports team

blind pure-bred Chinese Crested hairless dog

goose born without webbed feet 1987-1991

talking raven kept as a pet by Charles Dickens

red-tailed hawk