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FACTS
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- Guinea pigs live
in the wild in some parts of South America.
- The Incas used to
farm guinea pigs for food.
- Fried guinea pig is commonly eaten in South America.
- Guinea pigs are not nocturnal (sleep during day, active during night), they are durinal (active during day, sleep during night) like humans.
- Guinea pigs love to listen to music.
- A male adult guinea pig is called a boar, a female adult guinea pig is called a sow, and a baby guinea pig is either called a pup, or a piglet.
- Wild guinea pigs
are most active at night.
- Guinea pigs and
humans can't produce their own vitamin C, so they
must always eat fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Guinea pigs live in groups of five to 10 in the wild.
- Guinea pigs
can run when they are only three hours old.
- Guinea
pigs are called cavies in America.
- The scientific name for a guinea pig is cavia porcellus.
- Guinea pigs are often
used for medical research. That's where we get
the term "guinea pig" from to describe
somebody who volunteers to take part in a test.
- Some species of
wild guinea pig (capybara) can be as long as one metre.
- The average life span of a guinea pig is four to six years, but they can easily live up to ten years if looked after properley.
- The longest living guinea pig was 15 years old and she has her name in the Guinness Book Of World Records.
- Guinea pig's teeth never stop growing.
- Guinea pigs can see in full colour.
- Guinea pigs have poor eyesight.
- Guinea pigs sleep with their eyes open.
- Guinea pigs don't sweat.
- Guinea pigs have 20 teeth.
- More than 1'000'000 guinea pigs get put down every year.
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