Guinea pig - Revision history

DavidB4-bot: /* As food */HTTP --> HTTPS #3, replaced: http://www.csmonitor.com → https://www.csmonitor.com

2019-04-09T14:37:41Z

‎As food: HTTP --> HTTPS #3, replaced: http://www.csmonitor.com → https://www.csmonitor.com

2012-08-22T01:45:51Z

‎Animal testing: making it clear that the testing is done on the rats, etc. at the same time as the guinea pigs, not at the same time as the humans

2011-03-27T18:28:28Z

references tag

2011-03-27T18:26:24Z

reference

2011-03-25T23:48:20Z

2011-03-25T23:02:25Z

delete extra word

2011-03-25T21:34:44Z

‎Animal testing

2011-03-25T21:33:14Z

"guinea pigs" as a term for trialists

2009-03-14T18:29:17Z

2008-04-25T21:48:55Z

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−	Outside of the west, guinea pigs are sometimes eaten and are even considered somewhat of a delicacy in some parts of [[Peru]].<ref>~~http~~://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1101/p04s01-woam.html</ref>	+	Outside of the west, guinea pigs are sometimes eaten and are even considered somewhat of a delicacy in some parts of [[Peru]].<ref>https://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1101/p04s01-woam.html</ref>

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 ==Animal testing==
-Guinea pigs are used for the purposes of testing drugs and cosmetics before trials on [[human]]s, along with [[rat]]s, mice and other small rodents. Because of this, the term ''to be guinea pigs'' is sometimes used to describe someone or a group of people who are testing or trialling something for the first time, for example a class of students may say "we we're ''guinea pigs'' for the new course structure".
+Guinea pigs are used for the purposes of testing drugs and cosmetics before trials on [[human]]s, as are [[rat]]s, mice and other small rodents. Because of this, the term ''to be guinea pigs'' is sometimes used to describe someone or a group of people who are testing or trialling something for the first time, for example a class of students may say "we we're ''guinea pigs'' for the new course structure".
 ==As food==

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−	Outside of the west, guinea pigs are sometimes eaten and are even considered somewhat of a delicacy in some parts of [[Peru]].	+	Outside of the west, guinea pigs are sometimes eaten and are even considered somewhat of a delicacy in some parts of [[Peru]].<ref>http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1101/p04s01-woam.html</ref>

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 ==Animal testing==
-Guinea pigs are used for the purposes of testing drugs and cosmetics before trials on [[human]], along with [[rat]]s, mice and other small rodents. Because of this, the term ''to be guinea pigs'' is sometimes used to describe someone or a group of people who are testing or trialling something for the first time, for example a class of students may say "we we're ''guinea pigs'' for the new course structure".
+Guinea pigs are used for the purposes of testing drugs and cosmetics before trials on [[human]]s, along with [[rat]]s, mice and other small rodents. Because of this, the term ''to be guinea pigs'' is sometimes used to describe someone or a group of people who are testing or trialling something for the first time, for example a class of students may say "we we're ''guinea pigs'' for the new course structure".
 ==As food==

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 '''Guinea pigs''' are [[rodent]]s commonly kept as pets in a similar manner to [[rabbit]]s. They are ideal for small children as they have a placid temperament and are large enough to be handled without causing distress to the animal (unlike some smaller pets such as [[hamster]]s). Like most rodents, guinea pigs can give birth to large litters of young and thus care should be taken when selecting males and females as pets. As with [[rabbit]]s, they eat [[vegetables]] such as [[carrot]]s and [[lettuce]] and are easy to feed and take care of.
-==Other Uses==
+==Animal testing==
-Guinea pigs can be used in [[animal testing]], although [[rat]]s and mice are more common. Outside of the west, guinea pigs are sometimes used as [[meat]] and are a delicacy in some parts of [[Peru]].
+Guinea pigs are used for the purposes of testing drugs and cosmetics before trials on [[human]], along with [[rat]]s, mice and other small rodents. Because of this, the term ''to be guinea pigs'' is sometimes used for someone or a group of people to be testing or trialling something for the first time, for example a class of students may say "we we're ''guinea pigs'' for the new course structure".
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 [[Category:Animals]]
 [[Category:Mammals]]