1. He was an animal lover and had many pets. Lincoln loved cats and could spend hours playing with them. His wife once referred to cats as Lincoln’s hobby. A pet turkey roamed the White House grounds. The Lincolns also had a pet dog, Fido, which they left home in Illinois because they thought the train trip to Washington would be too hard for him. The family also had a pair of goats (which got in trouble for eating the White House flowers), several rabbits and a horse named Old Bob.
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