17 Celebrity Pets That Will Make You Say, "Wow WTF?"

    But more importantly, what exactly is a wallaroo???

    Alana Mohamed
    by Alana Mohamed

    BuzzFeed Contributor

    Note: We don't recommend that you run out and get an exotic pet. Some of these animals have very specific needs that owners were ultimately unable to meet, or were traded on the black market. We're just delving into the minds of the rich and the famous for your internet browsing pleasure.

    1. Michael Jackson's chimp

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    Michael Jackson's chimpanzee, Bubbles, went with him everywhere. Now Bubbles is living in a sanctuary in Florida.

    2. Justin Bieber's monkey

    3. George Clooney's pot-bellied pig

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    The late pig, named Max, is rumored to have ruined at least two of Clooney's relationships.

    4. Mike Tyson's tigers

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    Tyson owned a number of big cats during his career, but the most famous were his three Bengal tigers, which are riffed on in The Hangover. At least one is now at a USDA-licensed sanctuary.

    5. Slash's pythons

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    Slash, a noted reptile enthusiast, has a huge collection of pythons he has custom cages for.

    6. Elvis Presley's wallaby

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    An Australian fan gifted Presley a wallaby in 1957, which he donated to the Memphis Zoo.

    7. Paris Hilton's kinkajou

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    Named Baby Luv, this kinkajou made headlines after she(???) bit Hilton, sending her to the doctor.

    8. Phyllis Gordon's cheetah

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    At the time exotic pets were in vogue and Gordon was known to be on trend. Here she's shopping on the streets of London.

    9. Tom Felton's chinchilla

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    According to some behind-the-scenes Harry Potter footage, Felton had a chinchilla named Stanley when he was nine.

    10. Reese Witherspoon's donkeys

    11. Salvador Dalí's ocelot

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    For a time, Dalí couldn't be seen without his treasured ocelot, Babou, who often joined him at the dinner table.

    12. Leonardo DiCaprio's tortoise

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    DiCaprio reportedly spent $400 to buy a tortoise at the North American Reptile Breeders Conference and Trade Show.

    13. Kirstie Alley's lemurs

    14. Audrey Hepburn's deer

    15. Nicolas Cage's cobras

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    Cage had two albino cobras, which he ended up giving to a zoo.

    16. Martha Stewart's peacocks

    17. Vanilla Ice's wallaroo