Guinea pig
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guinea-pig-168-17642788
title:
Guinea pig
text:
The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig, also known as the cavy or domestic cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the genus Cavia, family Caviidae. Breeders tend to use the name "cavy" for the animal, but "guinea pig" is more commonly used in scientific and laboratory contexts. Despite their name, guinea pigs are not native to Guinea, nor are they closely related to pigs. Instead, they originated in the Andes region of South America, where wild guinea pigs can still be found today. Studies bas
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Domesticated rodent from South America
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig
date created:
2002-07-18T19:39:27Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T17:48:53Z
main entity:
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/George_the_amazing_guinea_pig.jpg","width":2272,"height":1704}
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13
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16