This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: Where does the name guinea pig come from? What will be an ideal ... (Read 36 times)

mynx

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 555
on: Jul 21, 2018
Where does the name guinea pig come from?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Where were guinea pigs originally found?
 
  What will be an ideal response?


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mathjasmine

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 312
Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The guinea pig is neither a pig, nor does it come from Guinea; the actual reason for the name is not known,
but there are several possible explanations. The species name porcellus (Cavia porcellus) for the domestic
guinea pig means little pig in Latin. The only similarities to a pig are the low grunts, the squeals they make
when they are hungry, and their fat little bellies.
After obtaining some of the animals, Dutch and English traders stopped off in Guinea on their way back to
Europe. The first guinea pigs sold in England for one English coin called a guinea. Another explanation could
be that guinea comes from the Portuguese word guine, which means far away and unknown lands.



Answer to Question 2

The domesticated guinea pig has been bred for meat production in South America for at least 3,000 years. The
range of domestication extended from Northwestern Venezuela to Central Chili. The guinea pig is still widely
kept as a source of food by the native people of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia



mynx

  • Member
  • Posts: 555
Reply 2 on: Jul 21, 2018
Wow, this really help

dantucker

  • Member
  • Posts: 346
Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Eating carrots will improve your eyesight. Carrots are high in vitamin A (retinol), which is essential for good vision. It can also be found in milk, cheese, egg yolks, and liver.

Did you know?

There are more bacteria in your mouth than there are people in the world.

Did you know?

Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.

Did you know?

Automated pill dispensing systems have alarms to alert patients when the correct dosing time has arrived. Most systems work with many varieties of medications, so patients who are taking a variety of drugs can still be in control of their dose regimen.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Two parti-colored Abyssinian guinea pigs Two parti-colored Abyssinian guinea pigs
Guinea pig pup at eight hours old Guinea pig pup at eight hours old
A guinea pig being held A guinea pig being held
A lilac, orange and white Satin Peruvian guinea pig (show-length coat) A lilac, orange and white Satin Peruvian guinea pig (show-length coat)
Example from Highland Papua New Guinea Example from Highland Papua New Guinea
What are examples of ideal forms? What are examples of ideal forms?
Video: Hierarchical Sequencing Method - Sequence Tagged Sites

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library