Some people have really unusual pets, for example Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome had a giraffe; Ramses II, Pharaoh of Egypt had a lion; Nero, Emperor of Rome had a tigress called Phoebe; Charlemagne, Emperor of France had an elephant;King Charles V of Spain had 7 seals; King Louis IX of France had an elephant and a porcupine; King Henry III of

England had a white bear and an elephant; and Empress Josephine of France (the wife of Napoleon) had an orang-utan who sat at the dinner table, wearing a coat. If you would like to know more about pets check out the junior non-fiction section of the library – 636 – or ask a librarian for help…