Episode 23- Roosevelt's Hyena – The Strange Animals of the White House
- Author
- Citadel FM ([email protected])
- Published
- Sat 06 Sep 2025
- Episode Link
- https://play.cdnstream1.com/s/ingress/mind-blowing-history/episode-23-roosevelt-s-h-3c2729
In this episode of Mind-Blowing History, Historia explores one of the strangest episodes in presidential history: when Theodore Roosevelt kept a live hyena at the White House. Discover how exotic animals became part of political image-making, diplomacy, and family life at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. From snakes to bears to a lion named "Tom Quartz," find out just how wild things really got behind those famous doors.
