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The zoo also has three of the world’s four largest rodents, including the Patagonian cavy, a sweet-tempered mammal that looks like a cross between a jack rabbit and a dog.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2014

While looking at the pictures half the children heard factual narrative, like, “Mother cavy licks the babies’ fur to keep them clean.”

From Scientific American ● Apr. 8, 2014

The other half heard anthropomorphized language, like “Mother cavy tucks her babies into bed in a small cave.”

From Scientific American ● Apr. 8, 2014

Then the mother cavy feeds her baby cavies.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 27, 2014

The genera are, the porcupine, cavy, beaver, bat, marmot, squirrel, dormouse, jerboa, and hare. 5th.

From Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Frances Bowyer Vaux

Since taking over as zoo curator two years ago, Dr. Valitutto has brought in such animals as Patagonian cavies, a cassowary and a capybara, more than doubling the collection of animals, to 1,500.

From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2014

Then the mother cavy feeds her baby cavies.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 27, 2014

A similar study raised cavies in captivity for 30 generations and compared their behavior and hormone levels to wild-raised cavies and domesticated guinea pigs.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 12, 2011

Furthermore, both the wild and captive-raised cavies showed a markedly higher stress response to an unfamiliar environment than the domesticated guinea pigs.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 12, 2011

An interesting example of skill in breeding is seen in Dutch belted varieties of cattle, in hogs, rabbits, cavies and mice.

From Outdoor Sports and Games by Claude H. Miller