Where does the name guinea pig come from?
The guinea pig is neither a pig, nor does it come from Guinea; the actual reason for the name is not known,
but there are several possible explanations. The species name porcellus (Cavia porcellus) for the domestic
guinea pig means "little pig" in Latin. The only similarities to a pig are the low grunts, the squeals they make
when they are hungry, and their fat little bellies.
After obtaining some of the animals, Dutch and English traders stopped off in Guinea on their way back to
Europe. The first guinea pigs sold in England for one English coin called a guinea. Another explanation could
be that guinea comes from the Portuguese word guine, which means "far away and unknown lands."
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