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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%A1_%D8%AE%D9%86%D8%B2%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9" title="كابياء خنزيرية – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="كابياء خنزيرية" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-an mw-list-item"><a href="https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – Aragonese" lang="an" hreflang="an" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Aragonés" data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aragonés</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apere%27a" title="Apere'a – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Apere'a" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ay mw-list-item"><a href="https://ay.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%27uwisu" title="K'uwisu – Aymara" lang="ay" hreflang="ay" data-title="K'uwisu" data-language-autonym="Aymar aru" data-language-local-name="Aymara" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Aymar aru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C9%99niz_donuzcu%C4%9Fu" title="Dəniz donuzcuğu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Dəniz donuzcuğu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B2_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%AC%D9%88%D8%BA%D9%88" title="دنیز دونوزجوغو – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="دنیز دونوزجوغو" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97" title="গিনিপিগ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="গিনিপিগ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Марская свінка – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Марская свінка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Марская сьвінка – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Марская сьвінка" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5" title="Морско свинче – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Морско свинче" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamorac" title="Zamorac – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Zamorac" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Razh-Indez" title="Razh-Indez – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Razh-Indez" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conill_porqu%C3%AD" title="Conill porquí – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Conill porquí" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mor%C4%8De_dom%C3%A1c%C3%AD" title="Morče domácí – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Morče domácí" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mochyn_cwta" title="Mochyn cwta – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Mochyn cwta" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsvin_(gnaver)" title="Marsvin (gnaver) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Marsvin (gnaver)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hausmeerschweinchen" title="Hausmeerschweinchen – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Hausmeerschweinchen" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nv mw-list-item"><a href="https://nv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%81%C3%A9%CA%BC%C3%A9tsoh_beeni%CA%BC%C3%ADhoniitaah%C3%ADg%C3%AD%C3%AD_(%C3%ADiyis%C3%ADg%C3%AD%C3%AD)" title="Łéʼétsoh beeniʼíhoniitaahígíí (íiyisígíí) – Navajo" lang="nv" hreflang="nv" data-title="Łéʼétsoh beeniʼíhoniitaahígíí (íiyisígíí)" data-language-autonym="Diné bizaad" data-language-local-name="Navajo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Diné bizaad</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merisiga" title="Merisiga – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Merisiga" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%99%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%8C_%CF%87%CE%BF%CE%B9%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Ινδικό χοιρίδιο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ινδικό χοιρίδιο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig" title="Guinea pig – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Guinea pig" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobajo" title="Kobajo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kobajo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akuri" title="Akuri – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Akuri" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D9%88%DA%A9%DA%86%D9%87_%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C" title="خوکچه هندی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="خوکچه هندی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavia" title="Kavia – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kavia" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muc_ghuine" title="Muc ghuine – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Muc ghuine" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muc_rangagh" title="Muc rangagh – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Muc rangagh" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gd mw-list-item"><a href="https://gd.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gearra-mhuc" title="Gearra-mhuc – Scottish Gaelic" lang="gd" hreflang="gd" data-title="Gearra-mhuc" data-language-autonym="Gàidhlig" data-language-local-name="Scottish Gaelic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gàidhlig</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobaia" title="Cobaia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cobaia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%97%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BF_%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%97" title="ગિનિ પિગ – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="ગિનિ પિગ" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%EB%8B%88%ED%94%BC%EA%B7%B8" title="기니피그 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="기니피그" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%BE%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%AD%D5%B8%D5%A6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%AF" title="Ծովախոզուկ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Ծովախոզուկ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97" title="गिनी पिग – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="गिनी पिग" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doma%C4%87i_zamor%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Domaći zamorčić – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Domaći zamorčić" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobayo" title="Kobayo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kobayo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikus_belanda" title="Tikus belanda – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tikus belanda" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B6%D1%8B%D0%B7%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D1%85%D1%8A%D1%8B%D0%B1%D1%8B%D0%BB" title="Денджызон хъыбыл – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Денджызон хъыбыл" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naggr%C3%ADsir" title="Naggrísir – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Naggrísir" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%9F" title="שרקן – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="שרקן" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tikus_walanda" title="Tikus walanda – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Tikus walanda" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%BF" title="ಗಿನಿಯಿಲಿ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಗಿನಿಯಿಲಿ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagis_sungsung" title="Dagis sungsung – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Dagis sungsung" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%96%E1%83%A6%E1%83%95%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%92%E1%83%9D%E1%83%AD%E1%83%98" title="ზღვის გოჭი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ზღვის გოჭი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kw mw-list-item"><a href="https://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogh_gyni" title="Hogh gyni – Cornish" lang="kw" hreflang="kw" data-title="Hogh gyni" data-language-autonym="Kernowek" data-language-local-name="Cornish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kernowek</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukol_(Cavia_porcellus)" title="Bukol (Cavia porcellus) – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Bukol (Cavia porcellus)" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaviyay%C3%AA_beraz%C3%AE" title="Kaviyayê berazî – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Kaviyayê berazî" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia_porcellus" title="Cavia porcellus – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Cavia porcellus" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABrasc%C5%ABci%C5%86a" title="Jūrascūciņa – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Jūrascūciņa" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C5%ABr%C5%B3_kiaulyt%C4%97" title="Jūrų kiaulytė – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Jūrų kiaulytė" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoescavia" title="Hoescavia – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Hoescavia" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ln mw-list-item"><a href="https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobay%C3%A9_ya_ndako" title="Kobayé ya ndako – Lingala" lang="ln" hreflang="ln" data-title="Kobayé ya ndako" data-language-autonym="Lingála" data-language-local-name="Lingala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingála</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia" title="Cavia – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Cavia" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengerimalac" title="Tengerimalac – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Tengerimalac" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5" title="Морско прасе – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Морско прасе" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a 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data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%95%E1%80%B0%E1%80%B8" title="ပူး – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="ပူး" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huiscavia" title="Huiscavia – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Huiscavia" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ne mw-list-item"><a href="https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%97" title="गिनी पिग – Nepali" lang="ne" hreflang="ne" data-title="गिनी पिग" data-language-autonym="नेपाली" data-language-local-name="Nepali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A2%E3%83%83%E3%83%88" title="モルモット – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="モルモット" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nqo mw-list-item"><a href="https://nqo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DF%A2%DF%8C%DF%A3%DF%8A%DF%94%DF%8E%DF%98%DF%8C" title="ߢߌߣߊߔߎߘߌ – N’Ko" lang="nqo" hreflang="nqo" data-title="ߢߌߣߊߔߎߘߌ" data-language-autonym="ߒߞߏ" data-language-local-name="N’Ko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ߒߞߏ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammarsvin" title="Tammarsvin – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Tammarsvin" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsvin" title="Marsvin – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Marsvin" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia" title="Cavia – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Cavia" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-or mw-list-item"><a href="https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%97%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%BF_%E0%AC%AA%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%97" title="ଗିନି ପିଗ – Odia" lang="or" hreflang="or" data-title="ଗିନି ପିଗ" data-language-autonym="ଓଡ଼ିଆ" data-language-local-name="Odia" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ଓଡ଼ିଆ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl badge-Q17437798 badge-goodarticle mw-list-item" title="good article badge"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kawia_domowa" title="Kawia domowa – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Kawia domowa" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porquinho-da-%C3%ADndia" title="Porquinho-da-índia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Porquinho-da-índia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobai" title="Cobai – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Cobai" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasi_quwi" title="Wasi quwi – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="Wasi quwi" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Морская свинка – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Морская свинка" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-stq mw-list-item"><a href="https://stq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huusmeerswien" title="Huusmeerswien – Saterland Frisian" lang="stq" hreflang="stq" data-title="Huusmeerswien" data-language-autonym="Seeltersk" data-language-local-name="Saterland Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Seeltersk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sq mw-list-item"><a href="https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kavie" title="Kavie – Albanian" lang="sq" hreflang="sq" data-title="Kavie" data-language-autonym="Shqip" data-language-local-name="Albanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Shqip</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%9C%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%92_%E0%B7%84%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80%E0%B7%8F" title="ගිනි හාවා – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ගිනි හාවා" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mor%C4%8Da_dom%C3%A1ce" title="Morča domáce – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Morča domáce" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morski_pra%C5%A1i%C4%8Dek" title="Morski prašiček – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Morski prašiček" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5" title="Морско прасе – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Морско прасе" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morsko_prase" title="Morsko prase – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Morsko prase" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsu" title="Marsu – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Marsu" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsvin" title="Marsvin – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Marsvin" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konehilyo" title="Konehilyo – Tagalog" lang="tl" hreflang="tl" data-title="Konehilyo" data-language-autonym="Tagalog" data-language-local-name="Tagalog" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tagalog</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ta mw-list-item"><a href="https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%8E%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF" title="கினி எலி – Tamil" lang="ta" hreflang="ta" data-title="கினி எலி" data-language-autonym="தமிழ்" data-language-local-name="Tamil" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>தமிழ்</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-te mw-list-item"><a href="https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%A8%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AF%E0%B0%BE_%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%8D" title="గినియా పిగ్ – Telugu" lang="te" hreflang="te" data-title="గినియా పిగ్" data-language-autonym="తెలుగు" data-language-local-name="Telugu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>తెలుగు</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B2" title="หนูตะเภา – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="หนูตะเภา" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginepig" title="Ginepig – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Ginepig" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%B0%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B0" title="Кавія свійська – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Кавія свійська" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu%E1%BB%99t_lang_nh%C3%A0" title="Chuột lang nhà – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Chuột lang nhà" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fiu-vro mw-list-item"><a href="https://fiu-vro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meretsiga" title="Meretsiga – Võro" lang="vro" hreflang="vro" data-title="Meretsiga" data-language-autonym="Võro" data-language-local-name="Võro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Võro</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wa mw-list-item"><a href="https://wa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pourcea_d%27_montinne" title="Pourcea 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href="/wiki/Caviidae" title="Caviidae">Caviidae</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Genus: </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cavia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cavia (not yet started)"><i>Cavia</i></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Species: </td> <td><div style="display:inline" class="species"><i><b>C. porcellus</b></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Binomial_nomenclature" title="Binomial nomenclature">Binomial name</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><i>Cavia porcellus</i></span></b><br /><div style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Carl_Linnaeus" title="Carl Linnaeus">Linnaeus</a>, <a href="/wiki/10th_edition_of_Systema_Naturae" title="10th edition of Systema Naturae">1758</a>)</div> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)"><a href="/wiki/Synonym_(taxonomy)" title="Synonym (taxonomy)">Synonyms</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align: left"> <ul class="taxonlist"><li><i>Mus porcellus</i> <small> </small></li><li><i>Cavia cobaya</i> <small> </small></li><li><i>Cavia anolaimae</i> <small> </small></li><li><i>Cavia cutleri</i> <small> </small></li><li><i>Cavia leucopyga</i> <small> </small></li><li><i>Cavia longipilis</i> <small> </small></li></ul> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>Guinea pigs</b> (<i>Cavia porcellus</i>) are a kind of <a href="/wiki/Rodent" title="Rodent">rodent</a>. They are not <a href="/wiki/Pig" title="Pig">pigs</a> and are not from <a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a>. The reason for why this is the name is unclear. They are also called cavies.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are <a href="/wiki/Domestication" title="Domestication">domesticated animals</a> which originated in the <a href="/wiki/Andes" title="Andes">Andes</a>. </p><p>Studies on <a href="/wiki/Biochemistry" title="Biochemistry">biochemistry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hybrid" title="Hybrid">hybridization</a> suggest they are <a href="/wiki/Descendant" class="mw-disambig" title="Descendant">descendants</a> of a closely related species of cavy. They do not occur naturally in the wild.<sup id="cite_ref-weir_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weir-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Walker_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Walker-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Guinea_pigs_as_pets">Guinea pigs as pets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Change section: Guinea pigs as pets" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: Guinea pigs as pets"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In many parts of the world, people keep them as <a href="/wiki/Pet" title="Pet">pets</a>. In <a href="/wiki/Peru" title="Peru">Peru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bolivia" title="Bolivia">Bolivia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ecuador" title="Ecuador">Ecuador</a> and several other countries, they are raised for <a href="/wiki/Food" title="Food">food</a>. The first people who domesticated the animals, did it for food. Besides being a pet and a source of food, in some places people think guinea pigs keep bad spirits away. In <a href="/wiki/Quechua_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Quechua language">Quechua</a>, the language of some the native <a href="/wiki/Tribe" title="Tribe">tribes</a> of Peru, they are called <i><span title="Quechua-language text"><i lang="qu">quivi</i></span></i>. The Spanish-speaking people of the region call them <i>cuy</i> (plural: <i>cuyes</i>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Name">Name</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&veaction=edit&section=2" title="Change section: Name" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section's source code: Name"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This perception of pigginess occurred in many languages other than <a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a>; the <a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a> word for them is <i>Meerschweinchen</i>, literally "little sea pigs" (sailing ships stopping to reprovision in the New World would pick up stores of guinea pigs, which provided an easily transportable source of fresh meat), the <a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polish_language" title="Polish language">Polish</a> word for them is similar, "morskaya svinka" (Морская свинка) and "świnka morska" respectively, meaning also "little sea pig" (it comes from archaic use of the word to mean "overseas"). However, this perception of pigginess is not universal to all languages or cultures. For example, the common Spanish term is 'conejillo de Indias' (Indian bunny rabbit). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Housing_and_breeding_guinea_pigs">Housing and breeding guinea pigs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&veaction=edit&section=3" title="Change section: Housing and breeding guinea pigs" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section's source code: Housing and breeding guinea pigs"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Guinea pigs need large open air <a href="/wiki/Cage" title="Cage">cages</a> in which to romp and frolic. They should have a diet of 1/8 cup of high quality grass-based guinea-pig pellets daily, as per manufacturer’s instructions. They should also have unlimited grass hay, which keeps their teeth trimmed, and at least one cup of a variety of veggies. Guinea pigs like to be held in hand. Guinea pigs should be kept in cages larger than 7.5 square feet or 10.5 square feet for 2 pigs. They should always have at least one friend as guinea pigs are social animals.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Breeding guinea pigs are not recommended as the rate of pregnancy complications is high.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For their diet guinea pigs generally prefer hay, fresh fruits and vegetables.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_uses_of_the_term">Other uses of the term</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&veaction=edit&section=4" title="Change section: Other uses of the term" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>change</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guinea_pig&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section's source code: Other uses of the term"><span>change source</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Guinea pig is also <a href="/wiki/Slang" title="Slang">slang</a> for a person who is the first to try something.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can also mean the subject of an <a href="/wiki/Experiment" title="Experiment">experiment</a>. 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