Chapter 1: what is a guinea pig

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Guinea pigs are domestic animals, and are great pets that come in different breeds such as:
• peruvian

Guinea pigs are domestic animals, and are great pets that come in different breeds such as:• peruvian

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• abyssinian

• abyssinian

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• american

• american

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• teddy

• skinny

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• skinny

and many more!!!

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and many more!!!

Wikipedia's definition of a guinea pig:

The domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), or simply guinea pig, also known as cavy or cuy for livestock term, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family Suidae, nor do they come from Guinea. They originated in the Andes, and earlier studies based on biochemistry and hybridization suggest they are domestic descendants of a closely related species of cavy such as C. aperea, C. fulgida, or C. tschudii and, therefore, do not exist naturally in the wild.Recent studies applying molecular markers, in addition to studying the skull and skeletal morphology of current and mummified animals, revealed that the ancestor is most likely Cavia tschudii.

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