Off the Leash

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Bacchus the hairless cat.

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Editor's note: This article appeared originally in New Times Broward-Palm Beach.

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That said, he's glad that, when 70 per cent of the fish found in the Everglades are exotic, non-native species, "Thank god piranhas haven't got a foothold here."

But strange animals are a South Florida legacy. When local celebrities want to throw parties in their mansions, Reynolds says, weird animals are expected to be on hand. "We have exotic people down here," he notes. "Exotic music. Exotic drinks. Everything has to be exotic. Different. I guess that's what exotic means."