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Animals in residence

From city halls and train stations to theaters and museums, these animals became part of the places around them.

Government & civic buildings

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Chief Mousers of 10 Downing Street

A century of chief mousers: The cats who ruled 10 Downing Street

Larry the Cat: The Real Power Behind 10 Downing Street

Larry the Cat on his favorite Prime Minister and more

Herman the Cat Expert Mouser

Herman, expert mouser at captain of the port office

Roxy the Denver Police Cat

Roxy the Denver police cat

Snooky of City Hall

Snooky of city hall

Josiah the badger

Josiah the badger who lived in the White House

Tibs the Great, Britain's post office cat

Tibs the Great, Britain's post office cat

Arts, culture & public spaces

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Comet the Elephant

Comet the Elephant, waiter of Piccadilly Circus

Beerbohm the Theatre Cat

Beerbohm the theatre cat

Mariah at the Rosemary Branch

Mariah at the Rosemary Branch

Achilles the Museum Cat

Achilles the museum cat

Minerva the bookstore cat

Minerva, the bookstore cat of Rome

Minnie the mouser

Minnie the rat-catching cat of White City Stadium

Koo Koo, the Charity Seal of the Cross Keys Pub

Koo Koo, the charity seal of the Cross Keys pub

The cats behind the stadium

The cats behind the stadium

Smudge the cat

Smudge, the museum cat who joined a trade union

Transportation & infrastructure

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Owney the postal dog

Owney the postal dog

Flying Officer Bush

Flying officer Bush

Communities & landmarks

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Towser the World’s Greatest Mouser

Towser the distillery cat

Takeshi the Cat Who Went South

Takeshi the antarctic expedition cat

Bodega Cats of New York

Bodega cats of New York

Andrew the London Air Raid Cat of World War II

Andrew PDSA's mascot-in-chief

Pooli the ship'scat

Pooli, the ship's cat of USS Fremont

Sam, the cat who slid down the fire pole

Sam, the Long Beach fire station cat

andre seal maine

Andre the seal who chose a town

Hoover the seal

Hoover the seal who sounded human

Neil the seal