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Trivia

Guinea pigs:

  • they don't swim and don't like water,
  • they can keep their eyes open while sleeping,
  • they are most active during the day, but they also like to take short naps,
  • they mainly eat hay and herbs,
  • in their natural environment they live in herds consisting of one male and up to a dozen females,
  • they have teeth that grow continuously and they wear them down by eating dry food and hay,
  • Their front paws have 3 toes and their hind paws have 4 toes.
  • their fur consists of 5 different types of hair,
  • they can run just 3 hours after birth,
  • they get along with rabbits in the short term, but sharing a cage is not recommended,
  • among rabbits they start to imitate them by jumping,
  • are used as laboratory animals for experiments and research.
  • the oldest guinea pig lived for 15 years. This age became a Guinness Record and was entered into the Book.
  • the joyful jumping of piggies is popcorning.

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