billy billy 1920s october given pet president captured given billy spent life addition fame exotic presidential pet afforded trip new york world fair billy notable common ancestor american time death billy survived year early years founder acquired billy captured large plantations president time known collection animals including dogs birds lion cubs unusual animals time virtually unknown united_states informed receive rare adult sized feet long pounds gift autobiography wrote unusual collected stated donated animals including billy deep fascination animals overshadowed widely known associated interest animals august sent second largest collection animals president roosevelt zoo paid frequent visits arrival billy valuable animals zoo received eighth brought united_states billy popular animal months arrival new_york_times wrote billy dog antics keeper opens tiny cage cuts troubles today breed captivity billy arrival born earliest captivity zoo system billy went direct ancestor nearly american billy came zoo keepers know mate billy female named hannah acquired zoo september billy hannah born august survive week inability survive neglect mother cause given baby demise washington_post years follow died infancy billy killed hannah rolled baby crushed bad mother said zoo long time director washington_post death infant hannah fourth pregnancy progressed noticed agitated previous attributed new quarters previous hannah lived zoo lion house environment pregnant mother day hannah gave birth healthy baby life stud billy popularity 1930s end decade traveled queens new_york new york world fair appeared exhibit billy hannah successfully billy worth breeding stud traveled animal expedition acquired second mate billy female came known hannah gave birth billy lived year gave birth billy point 1940s press started refer billy zoo developed tradition naming roman distinguish birth zoo noticed curious billy male research later confirm captivity far likely birth females extreme ratio billy years death january billy died october months birth carried work end said zoo official hannah followed billy death march legacy continued year offspring typically sent locations places transferred international destinations sydney london learning zoo female remained male billy death president dispatched search party find new male ship washington named arrived brooklyn new_york february traveled station wagon washington day continue billy breeding legacy zoo female billy daughters
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