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  2. Guinea pig - Wikipedia

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    The guinea pig or domestic guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also known as the cavy or domestic cavy (/ ˈ k eɪ v i / KAY-vee), 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. [ 1 ]

  3. List of domesticated animals - Wikipedia

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    Guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) Montane guinea pig (Cavia tschudii) 5000 BCE Peru: meat, manure, racing, lawn mowing, weed control, research, show, pets Tame, slight physical changes Somewhat common in the wild and in captivity 1d Rodentia: Domestic donkey, domestic ass or burro (Equus asinus)

  4. Small mammals as pets - Wikipedia

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    Animals that hunted such pests, such as terriers, ferrets!and cats, were prized. Many small animals kept as household pets are rodents, including: fancy mice, [1] fancy rats, [1] hamsters (golden hamsters and dwarf hamsters), gerbils (Mongolian jirds and duprasi gerbils), common degus, common chinchillas, and guinea pigs (cavies).

  5. List of organisms by chromosome count - Wikipedia

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    The list of organisms by chromosome count describes ploidy or numbers of chromosomes in the cells of various plants, animals, protists, and other living organisms.This number, along with the visual appearance of the chromosome, is known as the karyotype, [1] [2] [3] and can be found by looking at the chromosomes through a microscope.

  6. Rodent - Wikipedia

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    Guinea pigs were popular laboratory animals until the late 20th century; about 2.5 million guinea pigs were used annually in the United States for research in the 1960s, [142] but that total decreased to about 375,000 by the mid-1990s. [143] In 2007, they constituted about 2% of all laboratory animals. [142]

  7. Caviidae - Wikipedia

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    Caviidae, the cavy family, is composed of rodents native to South America and includes the domestic guinea pig, wild cavies, and the largest living rodent, the capybara.They are found across South America in open areas from moist savanna to thorn forests or scrub desert.

  8. A Full Calendar of All March Holidays and Observances

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    National Pig Day. National Wedding Planning Day. National Welsh Corgi Day. Plan a Solo Vacation Day. Share a Smile Day. March 2. Texas Independence Day. World Teen Mental Wellness Day. Read Across ...

  9. Cavia - Wikipedia

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    Cavia is a genus in the subfamily Caviinae that contains the rodents commonly known as the true guinea pigs or cavies. [1] The best-known species in this genus is the domestic guinea pig, Cavia porcellus , a meat animal in South America and a common household pet outside that continent.