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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Disease Problems of Guinea Pigs. | Nov 13, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: NSW Government - Education - Guinea pigs. | Jun 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: PETA - Do Guinea Pigs Make Good Starter Pets for Kids? NoHeres Why. | Jan 16, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: IOPscience - Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express - Fitting the determined impedance in the guinea pig inner ear to Randles circuit using square error minimization in the range of 100 Hz to 50 kHz (PDF). | Dec 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Ancient DNA of Guinea Pigs (Cavia spp.) Indicates a Probable New Center of Domestication and Pathways of Global Distribution. | Sep 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Disease Problems of Guinea Pigs. | Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies - Guinea pig and its husbandry (PDF). | Feb 04, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Disease Problems of Guinea Pigs. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: WebMD - Getting a Pet Guinea Pig. | Aug 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Guinea pig: Domestication. | Jun 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PetMD - How to Care for Your Guinea Pig: A Guide for Pet Parents. | Oct 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Live Science - Guinea Pig Facts. | Aug 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Purdue University - College of Veterinary Medicine - Care of Guinea Pigs. | Jul 06, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute - Guinea pig. | Apr 26, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Veterinary Manual - Guinea Pig. | Oct 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce Pets - All You Need to Know About Guinea Pigs. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: San Diego Zoo Animals and Plants - Guinea Pig. | May 22, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 02, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Guinea pig. | Jan 17, 2019 | ||
| Described various possible origins for the name "guinea pig," noted the existence of several domesticated breeds, and added the Moleques do Sul guinea pig (Cavia intermedia) to the list of non-domesticated guinea pig species. | Jan 18, 2018 | ||
| Added a photograph of a young dark-colored guinea pig (Cavia porcellus). | Jan 18, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Burke's Backyard - Guinea Pig. | Feb 27, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Australian Broadcasting Corporation - Guinea Pigs. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Guinea Pig. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: A-Z Animals - Guinea Pig. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Guinea Pig. | May 13, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 27, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Guinea Pig. | May 28, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Guinea Pig. | Mar 11, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Corner - Guinea Pigs. | Feb 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Cavy. | Aug 16, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Guinea Lynx - Guinea Pig. | Aug 16, 2007 | ||
| Article revised. | Sep 27, 2002 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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