Guinea pig (Patagonian Cavy) rats, looks a bit like a rabbit, but also a bit like a donkey. Living in Argentina and Central and South-arid and desert grass.
Food Habits
Patagonian cavies eat almost any vegetation but prefer grasses and herbs.
Reproduction
Patagonian cavies have very unusual reproductive behavior, especially for mammals. Monogomous for life. a cavy pair breeds two or three times a year, usually around mid-winter and spring, when the female enters her very brief estrus. The litters of 1-3 young are born after a 3 month gestation period. The young are well developed at birth and are quickly placed in a communal den, usually made from a hole or tunnel abandoned by another animal. This den is home to the offspring of as many as 15 cavy pairs. The adult pairs intermittently travel to the den to nurse their young. Pairs do not tolerate other pairs when nursing, and the males drive off other parents. The female uses scent to locate her young and drives off offspring other than her own. The young are weaned after 2-3 months and quickly reach sexual maturity (2-3 months for females, 6 months for males).
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