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GUINEA PIGS: Few people can resist the fluff ball that is a guinea pig. Most people don't know how many centuries this rodent has been a popular pet (since the 1500s in Europe) and that it has been a diet mainstay in its place of origin, the Andes, for 5,000 years. The delightful guinea pig is colorfully displayed in this photo essay in which readers discover how the now domesticated animal still has one foot in the wild.