Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Guinea Pig....


Why do they call it a ‘Guinea Pig’?

They’re not Italian and they’re not pork!
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jedwis said...

I am not a "pet person" so this post made me google Guinea Pig. I am officially now a vegan, they had some god awful pictures of them being served as meals, made me want to puke. Other then that, some interesting information on the history of "guinea pigs" lol

May 24, 2011 at 7:53 AM
kkdither said...

Inquiring minds need to know:
The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also called the cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not in the pig family, nor are they from Guinea. They originated in the Andes, and... do not exist naturally in the wild. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig

According to the article, they were worshiped and "rubbed against the bodies of the sick, and [were] seen as a supernatural medium."

May 24, 2011 at 7:54 AM
Huck Finn said...

GOOD Eatin! We'll never go hungry as long as there are pets to eat. MMmmm, tastes like chicken!

May 24, 2011 at 12:33 PM
OrbsCorbs said...

Why do we call them hamburgers when they're not made out of ham?

Crazy world!

May 24, 2011 at 4:16 PM

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