Guinea Pig

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
right
gptkbp:activity Burrowing
Grazing
Social grooming
gptkbp:activityPattern Crepuscular
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Cavy
Domestic guinea pig
gptkbp:behavior Highly social
gptkbp:cannotSynthesize gptkb:Vitamin_C
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:coatVarieties gptkb:Abyssinian
gptkb:Rex
gptkb:Peruvian
gptkb:Teddy
gptkb:Silkie
Long-haired
Short-haired
Skinny (hairless)
gptkbp:color Black
Brown
White
Agouti
Tricolor
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:dog
Laboratory animal
gptkbp:communication Vocalizations
gptkbp:compatibleWith Pigs
Guinea (country)
gptkbp:conservationStatus Domesticated (not wild)
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:family gptkb:Caviidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Linnaeus,_1758
gptkbp:firstDomesticated Yes
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 59-72 days
gptkbp:house gptkb:Cage
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Guinea Pig
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Europe_(16th_century)
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:length 20-25 cm
gptkbp:lifespan 4-8 years
gptkbp:litterSize 1-6 pups
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:South_America
gptkbp:order gptkb:Rodentia
gptkbp:origin Domesticated from wild cavy
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Cavia_aperea
gptkb:Cavia_fulgida
gptkb:Cavia_tschudii
gptkbp:reproduction Viviparous
gptkbp:requiresVitaminC Yes
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Cavia_porcellus
gptkbp:sensitivity Good hearing
Poor eyesight
Good smell
gptkbp:symbolizes Subject of experimentation
Test subject
gptkbp:usedIn Biomedical research
gptkbp:vulnerableTo Scurvy (if vitamin C deficient)
gptkbp:weight 700-1200 grams
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Buzzin'_Fly_Records
gptkb:Through_My_Dog's_Eyes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7