The most famous animals around the world from the past to the present

Many animals gain fame thanks to their association with celebrities, such as the beloved pets of leaders and presidents, or musicians and artists, or even tech industry celebrities, as happened recently with the dog of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. However, there are animals that gained their fame on their own, as was the case in the past due to their participation in scientific achievements like space travel or the first cloning in the world.

There are also animals that became famous for their predictive abilities, up to the animals of today that gain their fame through social media networks on the internet.

1: “Laika” is a Soviet space dog who gained widespread fame despite living for only 3 years (1954–1957). She was the first mammal to travel into space and orbit the Earth, and the first to lose her life due to this experiment.

2: Dolly the sheep is the first mammal to be successfully cloned from a somatic cell, and her cloning at the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh caused widespread global uproar.

But the sheep that witnessed a significant scientific achievement at that time died due to a respiratory disease, as her condition deteriorated to the point where the institute had to end her life at the age of 6, through euthanasia.

3: Paul the octopus also gained wide fame despite his two years of life. Paul became famous for correctly predicting the winners of football matches, to the extent that England chose him in 2010 as their official ambassador for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, but he passed away two months after his selection.

4: “Mani” is a green parrot born in Malaysia and residing in Singapore. He has been an assistant to an astronomer since 2005 and is famous for his astrological predictions using a simplified model of tarot cards.

Manny’s international fame began when he correctly predicted the winners of all the quarterfinal matches in the 2010 World Cup.

5: The dog “Norm” is an Instagram celebrity living on the outskirts of Seattle, with over 230,000 followers.

6: The cat Badge has surpassed 196,000 followers on Instagram, to the extent that its owners have capitalized on its fame by producing and selling products bearing its image, such as T-shirts and magazines, among others.

7: The hamster “Mr. Bagel” has over 58,000 followers on Instagram as well, and his owners invest their fame in defending animals and launching a campaign against killing animals to make fur clothing.

8: The cat “Laila Bob” has surpassed 400,000 followers on Instagram, and she is considered one of the most famous animals on the internet with her innocent face and mischievous smile. Her fame has also extended to “t-shirts” that feature her pictures or expressive drawings of her personality.

9: The twin dogs Josie and “Big Nose” have reached fame in popular animal magazines, with their followers exceeding 106,000 on Instagram, in addition to their followers on Twitter.
10 “Yogurt” is a 5-year-old dog who has gained wide fame on Instagram, with 81,000 followers, despite having only one eye.