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[-] justlookingfordragon@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago

Fun Fact; they're called "Meerschweinchen" ("little pigs of the sea") in German as they were imported by Spanish sailors (as food, not as pets). I know they have been used as lifestock in South America way before that, but the sailors were basically the first ever time Germans heard about those animals.

The only thing I find a little weird about this picture is that it isn't skinned. You can buy frozen whole rabbits in Germany, but they're always skinned. Is this a hairless breed or did they somehow remove the fur?

[-] Skwerls@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are hairless (mostly) guinea pigs, also known as house hippos. Not sure if that's what they used here though. I don't feel like I've ever seen an all pink one, they usually have some brown or black but 🤷‍♂️

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