Thursday, August 03, 2006

El conejillo

The guinea pig was first domesticated in Peru in 2000BC for food; centuries later the Europeans kept them as little exotic furry pets. Apparently, they have one mate for life and like being in groups. The Andeans liked them for collecting evil-spirits in traditional healing rituals. If a guinea pig is lost, it may "wheek" for assistance!

1 Comments:

At 4:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Annie has just dropped in on her way back from Pakistan and apparently knows all the joys of having guinea pig for dinner- quite astonishing for a life-long vegetarian!?

 

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