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Hi,

Out of interest, I've just been looking at what wild cavies look like. So different from our domesticated pigs!


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Helen :)
 
I always wondered about wild guineas....like who cuts their nails and they're hair haha!

They are so different!
 
That's cute, not too dissimilar apart from the ears and the stubby nose and pork chop cheeks :(|)
 
teddy2011 said:
I always wondered about wild guineas....like who cuts their nails and they're hair haha!

They are so different!
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As I understand it in the wild they hide in caves hence the name cavies and the scurrying about on rocks and stuff wears there nails down. :)
 
That's really interesting. I understood cavies were related to agoutis and capybaras. I've seen photos of those and they did not look very much like my piggies. But now that I see a wild cavy, the resemblance is remarkable - only difference is size.

I can see though why cavies were domesticated, the wild one certainly looks very cute. Can you imagine people coming across a herd of these things in the grass! Like Star Trek and Tribbles. Irresistible!
 
Smoo said:
That's cute, not too dissimilar apart from the ears and the stubby nose and pork chop cheeks :(|)
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My 2 girls both have pointy noses and dont have the chubby cheeks. I love how domestic piggies are all so different from each other. :)
 
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