Back in 1945 , the Wyandotte rooster continued to live for 18 months after a farmer 's wife chopped off its head . These city mascots around the world are celebrated for their unusual stories . Ginger town cat Japanese McHamish in Scotland has a statue and paparazzi following him everywhere . A Hamish train station has a cat for a station master . Knut Berlin Zoo 's the polar bear inspired a `` Vanity Fair '' around the world .
These city mascots around the world are celebrated for their unusual stories . Ginger town cat Japanese McHamish in Scotland has a statue and paparazzi following him everywhere . A Hamish train station has a cat for a station master . Knut Berlin Zoo 's the polar bear inspired a `` Vanity Fair '' around the world .