Guinea pig or domestic guinea pig, known as the cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia in the family Caviidae.
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16 Facts About Guinea pig
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In Western society, the guinea pig has enjoyed widespread popularity as a pet since its introduction to Europe and North America by European traders in the 16th century.
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Regionally known as cuy, the guinea pig was first domesticated as early as 5000 BC for food by tribes in the Andean region of South America, some thousands of years after the domestication of the South American camelids.
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Guinea pig was first described in the West in 1554 by the Swiss naturalist Conrad Gessner.
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Guinea pig's is flanked by her two brothers, one of whom holds a pet bird.
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The picture dates from the same period as the oldest recorded guinea pig remains in England, which are a partial cavy skeleton found at Hill Hall, an Elizabethan manor house in Essex, and dated to around 1575.
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Guinea pig eyesight is not as good as that of a human in terms of distance and color, but they have a wider angle of vision and see in partial color .
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The French term is cochon d'Inde, or cobaye; the Dutch called it Guinees biggetje, or cavia ; and in Portuguese, the guinea pig is variously referred to as cobaia, from the Tupi word via its Latinization, or as porquinho da India .
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The Japanese word for guinea pig is, which derives from the name of another mountain-dwelling rodent, the marmot.
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Guinea pig has a stout, compact body, it more easily tolerates excessive cold than excessive heat.
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In Switzerland, owning a single guinea pig is considered harmful to its well-being and forbidden by law.
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Lewis: in the first of his The Chronicles of Narnia series, a guinea pig is the first creature to travel to the Wood between the Worlds.
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Guinea pig meat is high in protein and low in fat and cholesterol, and is described as being similar to rabbit and the dark meat of chicken.
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All the large breeds of guinea pig are known as cuy mejorados and the pet breeds are known as cuy criollos.
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Guinea pig was most extensively implemented in research and diagnosis of infectious diseases.
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Guinea pig strains used in scientific research are primarily outbred strains.
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