Guinea Pig History
Their scientific name is Cavia Tschuldi and their nickname
in South America where they were first discovered, is"Cavy.
As you might have guessed Guinea Pigs are rodents. Near the Andes Mountains in Peru over a thousand years ago , some Inca Indians were exploring near the tall grass on
the edge of a forest, when they found dozens of little hairy creatures scampering around. The fat little animals when they bent down to pick them up
did not bite or even seem to mind . The Incas soon
learned that the cavies or cuy, were wild but safe animals, who liked to hide in tall grass away from the hungry owls and other predators that they were easy prey to. They searched out burrows and homes made by rabbits or snakes or other creatures and made these spaces their home.
When it was night and dark, they would wander out to find food. Wild guinea pigs live all over South America from Argentina to Columbia.
Some scientists say that the Inca Indians were the first to tame the wild guinea pigs, but other scientists think
that even prehistoric people as far back as 5000 B.C. were keeping guinea pigs as pets and raising them as a source of food. If you would like to know more about guinea pigs as pets,why not get a copy of my book at http://www.mysecretsrevealed.com or if you are interested in recieving my guinea pig newsletter just send me an email with newsletter in subject at graeme@mysecretsrevealed.com
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