荷兰猪英语

豚鼠（Guinea pig）又名荷兰鼠、荷兰猪、天竺鼠、几内亚猪，在动物学的分类是哺乳纲啮齿目豚鼠科豚鼠属。尽管名字叫荷兰猪、几内亚猪，但是这种动物既不是猪，也并非来自荷兰、几内亚。它们的祖先来自南美洲的安第斯山脉，根据生物化学和杂交分析，豚鼠是一种天竺鼠诸如白臀豚鼠（C. aperea）、艳豚鼠（C. fulgida）或草原豚鼠（C. tschudii）等近缘物种经过驯化的后代

豚鼠Guinea pig（学名：Cavia porcellus）又名荷兰猪，豚鼠是无尾啮齿动物，身体紧凑，短粗，头大颈短，它们具有小的花瓣状耳朵，位于头顶的两侧，具有小三角形嘴。四肢短小，作为选择育种的结果，存在20种不同表型的毛发颜色，并且存在13种不同的表型毛发质地和长度。望采纳，谢谢。

The guinea pig (Cavia porcellus), also commonly called the Cavy, is a species of rodent belonging to the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia. Despite their common name, these animals are not pigs, nor do they come from Guinea. They originated in the Andes, and studies based on biochemistry and hybridization suggest they are domesticated descendants of a closely related species of cavy such as Cavia aperea, C. fulgida, or C. tschudii, and therefore do not exist naturally in the wild. The guinea pig plays an important role in the folk culture of many Indigenous South American groups, especially as a food source, but also in folk medicine and in community religious ceremonies. Since the 1960s, efforts have been made to increase consumption of the animal outside South America.In Western societies, the guinea pig has enjoyed widespread popularity as a household pet since its introduction by European traders in the 16th century. Their docile nature, their responsiveness to handling and feeding, and the relative ease of caring for them, continue to make the guinea pig a popular pet. Organizations devoted to competitive breeding of guinea pigs have been formed worldwide, and many specialized breeds of guinea pig, with varying coat colors and compositions, are cultivated by breeders.Biological experimentation on guinea pigs has been carried out since the 17th century. The animals were frequently used as a model organism in the 19th and 20th centuries, resulting in the epithet "guinea pig" for a test subject, but have since been largely replaced by other rodents such as mice and rats. They are still used in research, primarily as models for human medical conditions such as juvenile diabetes, tuberculosis, scurvy, and pregnancy complications.

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