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Olga da Polga is a fictional guinea pig, who is the heroine of a BBC television series for CBeebies and a series of books for children.. The books were originally written by Michael Bond and published between 1971 and 2002.
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 ]
Gurney wrote several books on the health, care and welfare of guinea pigs. He toured the US to promote The Sex Life of Guinea Pigs. Gurney, Peter. Piggy Potions: Natural Remedies for Guinea Pigs. ISBN 1-85279-004-0. Gurney, Peter. The Sex Life of Guinea Pigs. ISBN 1-85279-133-0. Gurney, Peter. The Proper Care of Guinea Pigs. ISBN 0-7938-3151-2.
My Best Friend, Bob is a 2003 children's picture book written and illustrated by Georgie Ripper. It was published in the United States under the title Brian and Bob: The Tale of Two Guinea Pigs. [1] The book received the Macmillan Prize for Picture Book Illustration in 2003. [2]
In 1981 Page published his autobiography, titled Tale of a Guinea Pig. The book carried the dedication "To Archie McIndoe, whose surgeon's fingers gave me back my pilot's hands." In 1999 a revised edition was released, titled Shot Down in Flames. Geoffrey Page died on 3 August 2000, survived by his wife Pauline, his daughter and two sons.
However, it still remains an influential book on the topic of consumer affairs. Nearly forty years later, in 1972, John G. Fuller published his expose of the food, drug and cosmetic industries, honoring Kallet and Schlink by entitling his book 200,000,000 Guinea Pigs: New Dangers in Everyday Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics. In the Introduction ...
The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life As An Experiment is a book by A. J. Jacobs, an editor at Esquire magazine, published in 2009. [1] On a mission to improve aspects of his life A. J. Jacobs becomes a human guinea pig, putting himself through a series of extreme lifestyle experiments. [2] [3] [4]
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.