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cheddar-baby · 20 hours

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10,000 GIGAPOUND HEADBUTT ASSAULT

#guinea pig #guinea pigs

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thegayneapigs · 2 days

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the bravest girlie had to get blood work done at the vet last night for some ongoing health issues.

send good vibes for miss vega ❤️✨

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guineapigposting · 13 hours

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i am no wiser than a jpeg

#wheek wheek #guinea pigs

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saritawolff · 3 months

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Phew. This one took, uh… a bit longer than expected due to other projects both irl and art-wise, but it’s finally here. The long-awaited domestic animal infographic! Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough space to cover every single domestic animal (I’m so sorry, reindeer and koi, my beloveds) but I tried to include as many of the “major ones” as possible.

I made this chart in response to a lot of the misunderstandings I hear concerning domestic animals, so I hope it’s helpful!

Further information I didn’t have any room to add or expand on:

🐈 “Breed” and “species” are not synonyms! Breeds are specific to domesticated animals. A Bengal Tiger is a species of tiger. A Siamese is a breed of domestic cat.

🐀 Different colors are also not what makes a breed. A breed is determined by having genetics that are unique to that breed. So a “bluenose pitbull” is not a different breed from a “rednose pitbull”, but an American Pitbull Terrier is a different breed from an American Bully! Animals that have been domesticated for longer tend to have more seperate breeds as these differing genetics have had time to develop.

🐕 It takes hundreds of generations for an animal to become domesticated. While the “domesticated fox experiment” had interesting results, there were not enough generations involved for the foxes to become truly domesticated and their differences from wild foxes were more due to epigenetics (heritable traits that do not change the DNA sequence but rather activate or deactivate parts of it; owed to the specific circumstances of its parents’ behavior and environment.)

🐎 Wild animals that are raised in human care are not domesticated, but they can be considered “tamed.” This means that they still have all their wild instincts, but are less inclined to attack or be frightened of humans. A wild animal that lives in the wild but near human settlements and is less afraid of humans is considered “habituated.” Tamed and habituated animals are not any less dangerous than wild animals, and should still be treated with the same respect. Foxes, otters, raccoons, servals, caracals, bush babies, opossums, owls, monkeys, alligators, and other wild animals can be tamed or habituated, but they have not undergone hundreds of generations of domestication, so they are not domesticated animals.

🐄 Also, as seen above, these animals have all been domesticated for a reason, be it food, transport, pest control, or otherwise, at a time when less practical options existed. There is no benefit to domesticating other species in the modern day, so if you’ve got a hankering for keeping a wild animal as a pet, instead try to find the domestic equivalent of that wild animal! There are several dog breeds that look and behave like wolves or foxes, pigeons and chickens can make great pet birds and have hundreds of colorful fancy breeds, rats can be just as intelligent and social as a small monkey (and less expensive and dangerous to boot,) and ferrets are pretty darn close to minks and otters! There’s no need to keep a wolf in a house when our ancestors have already spent 20,000+ years to make them house-compatible.

🐖 This was stated in the infographic, but I feel like I must again reiterate that domestic animals do not belong in the wild, and often become invasive when feral. Their genetics have been specifically altered in such a way that they depend on humans for optimal health. We are their habitat. This is why you only really see feral pigeons in cities, and feral cats around settlements. They are specifically adapted to live with humans, so they stay even when unwanted. However, this does not mean they should live in a way that doesn’t put their health and comfort as a top priority! If we are their world, it is our duty to make it as good as possible. Please research any pet you get before bringing them home!

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fertbutt · 2 years

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guinea pig instagram accounts are so funny cause the captions will be like "uh oh! pumpkiwumpkin is being extra sassy today!" and the picture is literally just

#guinea pig #guinea pigs

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hapalopus · 1 year

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#guinea pigs #cavyblr #10k

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nodaybuttodaytodefygravity · 20 days

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Excuse me, April and her little sweet face wanted to say hi everyone

#the pigs #guinea pig #guinea pigs

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jaubaius · 1 year

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Time to go home

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#guinea pigs #animals #disciplined #cute animals #bridge #guinea pig bridge #funny video

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rslashrats · 1 year

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#guinea pigs

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culturevulturette · 8 months

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#lol #guinea pigs

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12timetraveler · 6 months

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Oh my god poor mama that's so many babies. That's more than double the average litter.

#guinea pigs #baby guinea pigs #poor mama

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cheddar-baby · 2 months

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Guinea Pigs Eating a Grass Field

#video #guinea pig #guinea pigs #flashing images #realistic depiction of a panic attack

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guineapigposting · 2 days

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i am the poop boy

#wheek wheek #guinea pigs

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tycheantiques · 3 months

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Early 1900s.

Via anythingdeco Instagram.

#Guinea pig #guinea pigs #vintage guinea pig #vintage Guinea pigs #vintage pets #vintage photograph #antique photograph #antique photos #antique photo #antique #antique photography #1900s #1910s #history

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screampotato · 4 months

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To prove my thesis that guinea pigs are, in fact, not real animals, but some kind of chibi keyring creature that accidentally came alive, I have produced a series of artworks by tracing over photos of my guinea pigs:

They are all the same two pigs, I've just recoloured them various ways for fun. And look at them. You see what I mean? Huge heads, tiny feet, button eyes, perfect potato bodies. These cannot be real animals. There was some sort of accident at the gacha factory.

I promise you, these are traced. These are genuine photographs of these living plushy toys in their natural poses. I simplified the outlines but I didn't change them or rescale them. This is just what guinea pigs are like.