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How did guinea pig get its name?

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

It has to do with the Spanish explorers that first found Brazil, Peru, and all those places around there. They called the 'guineas' because they were worth a guinea when they were sold as pets in England/Europe, and pigs because they squealed similar to a piglet or young pig.

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