* Guinea pigs are raised for their flesh in the Andes.

Guinea pigs were also domesticated as a food source at this time.

In South America, New Guinea, New Zealand, Australia and other islands, wild boar have also been introduced by humans and have partially interbred with domestic pigs.

Guinea pigs are called quwi or jaca in Quechua and cuy or cuyo ( pl.

Guinea pigs are large for rodents, weighing between 700 and 1200 g ( 1. 5 – 2. 5 pounds ), and measuring between 20 and 25 cm ( 8 – 10 inches ) in length.

Guinea pigs learn to recognize and bond with other individual guinea pigs, and testing of boars shows that their neuroendocrine stress response is significantly lowered in the presence of a bonded female when compared to the presence of unfamiliar females.

Guinea pigs tend to be messy within their cages ; they often jump into their food bowls or kick bedding and feces into them, and their urine sometimes crystallizes on cage surfaces, making it difficult to remove.

Guinea pigs do not generally thrive when housed with other species.

Guinea pigs can learn complex paths to food, and can accurately remember a learned path for months.

Guinea pigs " social groom "

Guinea pigs tend to raise their heads when making this sound.

Guinea pigs benefit from feeding on fresh grass hay, such as timothy hay, in addition to food pellets which are often based from timothy.

Guinea pigs require about 10 mg of vitamin C daily ( 20 mg if pregnant ), which can be obtained through fresh, raw fruits and vegetables ( such as broccoli, apple, cabbage, carrot, celery, and spinach ) or through dietary supplements.

Guinea pigs tend to be fickle eaters when it comes to fresh fruits and vegetables, having learned early in life what is and is not appropriate to consume, and their habits are difficult to change after maturity.

Guinea pigs will also chew on cloth, paper, plastic, and rubber.

Guinea pigs may also suffer from " running lice " ( Gliricola porcelli ), a small white insect which can be seen moving through the hair ; the eggs of these lice, which appear as black or white specks attached to the hair, are sometimes referred to as " static lice ".

Guinea pigs are not well suited to environments that feature wind or frequent drafts, and respond poorly to extremes of humidity outside of the range of 30 – 70 %.

Guinea pigs are prey animals whose survival instinct is to mask pain and signs of illness, and many times health problems may not be apparent until a condition is severe or in its advanced stages.

Guinea pigs that become familiar with their owner will whistle on the owner's approach ; they will also learn to whistle in response to the rustling of plastic bags or the opening of refrigerator doors, where their food is most commonly stored.

Guinea pigs should be kept in pairs or, preferably groups, unless there is a specific medical condition that requires isolation.

In Ursula Dubosarsky's Maisie and the Pinny Gig, a little girl has a recurrent dream about a giant guinea pig, while guinea pigs feature significantly in several of Dubosarsky's other books, including the young adult novel The White Guinea Pig and The Game of the Goose.

Guinea pigs have also been featured in film and television.

Guinea pigs were used in some major advertising campaigns in the 1990s and 2000s, notably for Egg Banking plc, Snapple, and Blockbuster Video.

The instrument is played in Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Mali, Senegal, Burkina Faso and The Gambia.

Nelson played many shows with the band and also contributed to music for future songs like: " War Inside My Head ", " Human Guinea Pig ", and " Look Up ...( The Boy's Are Back )", “ You Got, I Want ”, Nelson never recorded anything with them ( except a live recording of the song " War Inside My Head ").

Independent companies played an important part in the defence of New Guinea.

Seeadler Harbor, also known as Port Seeadler, is located on Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and played an important role in World War II.

The ARL instead played Tests against rebel teams from Papua New Guinea and Fiji, as well as defeating a Rest of the World team in July 1997.

For nearly 30 years, China primarily only played friendly matches with nations that recognized the PRC, such as Albania, Burma, Cambodia, Guinea, Hungary, Mongolia, North Korea, North Vietnam, Pakistan, the Soviet Union, Sudan and the United Arab Republic.

It is a peculiar form of cricket played in the Trobriand Islands, in Papua New Guinea.

In addition to his prominence as the son of the former Prime Minister, Thatcher has attracted headlines for his early youthful playboy lifestyle, involvement in motorsports, business associations, and for the role he played in an attempted coup in Equatorial Guinea, for which he was fined R3, 000, 000 rand ( approximately £ 313, 000 or $ 500, 000 ) and received a four-year suspended jail sentence.

Polocrosse is also played in France, Germany, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Norway, Holland, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe and Zambia.

Great Britain also played in series and tours against other nations such as France, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.

This was one of the many instruments imported from the Americas to Africa, which continue to be played to this day, in various forms and styles, particularly in the countries of Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana and Nigeria.

The Papua New Guinea national team wound up their 1991 tour of Europe with a World Cup rated Test match against France, which was played on Sunday 24 November at the Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne.

In the Winter of 2007, Papua New Guinea toured France, and in both matches that the two nations played, France won.

Wales played Papua New Guinea on the Kumuls tour of Europe.

Rugby league was first played in Papua New Guinea in the late forties ; it was introduced to the nation by Australian soldiers stationed there during and after the Second World War.

Papua New Guinea played an exhibition match against Australia in 1988.

In 1991 Papua New Guinea played host to a touring Great Britain, the series ended in a 1-1 draw.

Papua New Guinea wound up their 1991 tour of Europe with a World Cup rated Test match against France, which was played on Sunday 24 November at the Stade Albert Domec, Carcassonne.

He scored in a friendly against Guinea played in Paris in August, a match used as preparation for the World Cup qualifying matches the following month.

Over the decade that followed, the Maruia Society played a major role in the development of, and later review of, the Resource Management Act 1991, developed a programme of conservation work in Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and New Caledonia, and played a significant role in the development of the government ’ s policies on climate change, forestry, energy, transport and overseas development assistance.

Equatorial Guinea played its first match on 23 May 1975 against China in a friendly and lost.

The next time Equatorial Guinea played Central African Republic, in 1999, they won,.