Giniea Pigs

They are family like all pets.

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That is a very good question and one with no real answer. Now saying that some scientists call them rodents, some Lagamorphs, others put them in a class of their own. I don't know what to tell you either but mommy seems to think that the last catagory is more likely. You see, the difference between rodents and rabbits is tooth numbers and chewing paterns. Rodents have two top and two bottom front teeth where as rabbits have four. Rodents chew in an up and down pattern while rabbits chew from side to side. Guinea pigs have the two teeth but chew the same way rabbits do. There is also the odd number back toes that keeps them out in limbo. There are also some similarities in fecal mater between them and rabbits too. But the one really out there thing is their inability to produce vit. C just like people don't. Mommy seems to think that given a little time and more DNA testing they will figure it out in the next 10 years.

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I don't know what family their in but they proably arn't lagamorphs. Lagamorphs include rabbits, hare, jack rabbit and pikas. I would say their in the rodent family or their own family. But, I know for a fact they are not related to rabbits.

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Mommy showed me one of her science books where they were put in the rabbit family. She said that the book was from the 70's and that science is a lot better now than it was back then. She still does not know what to tell you though. Besides being a nurse she has a degree in science, but her field is more along the lines of marine biology. She spends most of her time studying nursing things now. But the next time she reads something about guinea pigs she will tell me and I will pass it on.

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I know my rabbits because I've done my homework. I've done about 10 yearss worth of reasearch. And Geanie Pigs do not qualify in the lagamorph family.

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Check out some of your local used book stores for out of print books. Mommys first book on guinea pigs was published by random house. It has a copywright of 1971 and was bought for her by her parents when she got her first guinea pig as a child. Before DNA testing animals were grouped together based on visual or habitual similarities. It never even occured to science that two animals could develop similar patterns to fill a certain nich. Time life books even put out a set of books which lumped bears within the dog family. Now science has shown that they are not related that closely. Call it funny but dogs are closer to cats than bears....Hahaha. This is especially true in fish namaclature. It seems like every day fish species are getting new names and are grouped in new families. The big mouth bass is closer to the common angelfish than it ever was to the sea bass. When you do research, don't take all your information from one source. The internet is a wonderfull tool but it has as much misinformation as corect stuff. Look into some of the scientific papers being published for more up to date info. Also it is a good idea to look into some of the older stuff out there. Don't look at it for it's facts, but as a way of seeing how much things have changed. It is also a good way to hone your research skills when the time comes to do research papers in college. Professers give better grades when there are multiple sources for a paper. Good comparison/contrast skills are a sure way to get a point across and leaves less amo for a professer to challenge your paper. Now you may not be thinking about college now, but even if you don't go, these skills will serve you later in life when you have to hit the work force.

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Yes I did today. And I havn't had time to read the whole thing but I will tonight. :)

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I don't know much about Guinea pigs..Except their small and like hamsters. :)

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