GUINEA PIG
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- May 5, 2021
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Common Name: Guinea Pig
Scientific Name: Cavia porcellus
Class: Mammals
Diet: Herbivore
Size: Adult size can be up to 27.94 cm long and their weight can be up to 1.2 kg
Average Lifespan: Up to 8 years
Origin: South America
Conservation Status: Not Evaluated
Physical Description
They have small, compact, cylindrically shaped bodies.
Their ears are in petal shaped and eyes located between their ears and nose, at the mid way below their snout.
They have small triangular-shaped mouths with 20 teeth in a dental arrangement.
Habitat
Wild, native, grassland habitat
Did You Know?
Guinea pig are a crepuscular which is they active during dusk and dawn and they spend most of their time grooming, feeding or investigating their local environment.
Males are known to be extremely aggressive when competing for their potential mates.
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