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Queen Victoria and her close family kept numerous pet animals, including:
- Alma - a Shetland pony given by King Victor Emmanuel
- Dandie - a Skye terrier
- Dash - a Cavalier King Charles spaniel
- Eos - a greyhound which Prince Albert brought from Germany
- Flora - a Shetland pony given by King Victor Emmanuel
- Goats - The Shah of Persia presented Queen Victoria with a pair of Tibetan goats upon her accession to the throne. From these, a royal goat herd was established at Windsor. Goats from this herd were then used as regimental mascots by regiments such as the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
- Nero - a greyhound
- Islay - a Skye terrier. Victoria owned Islay for five years and he died after losing a fight with a cat.
- Jacquot - a donkey
- Unknown name - a lory
- Marco - a small spitz which was the first of her many Pomeranians.
- Hector - a deerhound
- Noble - the Queen's favourite collie. A statue by Princess Louise is in Osborne House.
- Picco - a Sardinian pony
- Sharp - a collie
- Turi - a Pomeranian who lay on her deathbed at her request
- Coco - An African grey parrot
Video Queen Victoria's pets
See also
- Canadian Parliamentary Cats
- Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office, United Kingdom
- Hermitage cats in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Pets of Vladimir Putin
- Tibs the Great
- Cats of the President of Taiwan
- United States presidential pets
- Pets of the British Royal Family
- Pets in the United Kingdom
Maps Queen Victoria's pets
References
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