Guinea pigs are rodents from South America, originally domesticated by the Incas of Peru for food. Depending on who you believe, they got their name from being taken by English and Dutch traders ...

Peru is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the genetically modified guinea pig that appears on menus across the country. Developed in 2004 by the National Institute of Agrarian Innovation ...

Guinea pigs can eat a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, plants, and herbs but there are many things that guinea pigs cannot ...

A new guinea pig clothing line promises to make your pet cut a dash in a series of daring designs. Guinea Pig Fashion, created by designer Maki Yamada, is an online shop based in Japan and offers ...

This week, we’re finding out what guinea pigs are trying to tell us through their delightful and sometimes overbearing squeaks and wheeks. This is also known as bubbling, and it is often heard ...

Figure 1: A guinea pig with mild scratching around the head and shoulders. Since first noticed, most guinea pigs in the colony of approximately 50 animals became pruritic. In the last month ...

A guinea pig rescue centre in Nottingham has inspired a documentary that aims to uncover the secret world of the household pet. More than 300 guinea pigs live in Avalon Guinea Pig Rescue founder ...

I ordered a bagel with pork roll and cream cheese - not way out of line I would have thought ... They comment: 'Ate a guinea pig in Cuzco. I thought it would just be meat, but nah that thing ...

Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has formed a part of the diet of people in the Andean nation for thousands of ...

Claude Pivi, Guinea's most wanted fugitive, has been on the run since last year's dramatic prison break. Moussa Dadis Camara is sentenced to 20 years for crimes against humanity over the killings ...

DR Congo will face Guinea in their Group H opener of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) at the Stade des Martyrs on Friday. DR Congo holds the upper hand in their head-to-head clashes, winning ...

Guinea pigs are native to the Andes Mountains and are raised in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia, areas where the Inca Empire spread almost 500 years ago. There are more than 25 million guinea ...