8 Interesting Facts About Guinea Pigs
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8 interesting facts about guinea pigs that you may have never heard of.
Guinea Pig Facts in this video:
1) baby guinea pigs are born with a full set of teeth
2) guinea pigs have a body temperature of 37,4 to 39,5 degree celsius. That’s between 99 and 103 degree Fahrenheit
3) guinea pigs are always active. They go through phases of sleeping and being awake but they don’t sleep through the day or night like humans do
4) guinea pigs sort of live in caves, that’s why their Latin name is cavia porcellus. Cavia means cave and parcellus means piggy.
5) guinea pigs were domesticated around 5,000 to 2,000 B.C. However, the first skeleton that scientist could for sure identify as belonging to a domesticated guinea pig, are dated around 900 BC.
6)Guinea pigs can distinguish different colors and are not color blind
7) the volume of blood in a guinea pig is approximately 6 percent of its body weight.
8) guinea pigs were brought to Europe by Spanish, Dutch and English traders, and then they quickly became popular as a pet for the upper classes. Historians believe that Queen Elizabeth I owned guinea pigs
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Guinea Pig Noises 1: https://youtu.be/bES0evmRXZc
Morning Routine: https://youtu.be/lGVGFkQwtKA
Guinea Pig Noises 2: https://youtu.be/2RGw7rHFvVo
What to do when your guinea pig is pregnant: https://youtu.be/-3_QQ2Zvs94
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