• evinc2@lemmy.worldOP
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    1 year ago

    That is interesting, I never considered that these would be bred this way, mainly because it’s still such a novelty to see one. Love the “shivering scrotum” description too 🤣

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      1 year ago

      Especially appropriate since every piggy’s goal in life is to become the most rotund specimen. I imagine this one’s fitness goals involve him being the biggest ballsack in existence, with four little legs sticking out of the side and a food hole in the front

      Fun fact: Guinea pigs display dominance by shaking their ass menacingly. They have no depth perception, so they make themselves look bigger by waving their ass back and forth while staring their opponent down. I suspect it is only called “rumble strutting” because pet owners don’t want to say their little boys are in a thunder thigh competition.