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.o ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG READERS PVU^Jwt TO tBCnom Starring this cast of critters! . . . like to store things in their cheeks but will not overeat . . . have stubs for tails . . . like to sleep during the day and play at night . . . first discovered in the deserts of Asia in 1930 . . . don't let them escape because they can damage farmers' crops. . . . always exploring and busy . . . great jumpers with kangaroo-like hind legs . . . easy-to-care-for pets because cages need cleaning only once a month . . . not allowed in some states with desert-like climates because they might escape and become pests in the wild. . . placid means calm . . . tamed guinea pigs love to sit in laps and be petted . . . tailless . . . largest and longest living of all the pets on this page . . . first came to this country from South America . . . named for pig-like sound they make . . . have long or short hair that needs grooming. . . . smallest mammal ever made a pet by man (mammals have hair and their young are born live, not hatched from eggs) . . . related to the house mouse . . . come in 70 different colors but white is favorite pet color . . . nocturnal, meaning they sleep during the day and are up at night
The News-Record (Marshall, N.C.)
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