Authors: A. N. Wilson
• | Guinea pigs normally live for five to six years. |
• | Guinea pigs originally come from the Andes, in South America (the oldest recorded guinea pig was fourteen years, ten months and two weeks old). |
• | In the wild, guinea pigs live in groups of five to ten. |
• | A baby guinea pig can run when it is only three hours old! |
• | Young guinea pigs are known as pups, not piglets. |