Post by Dawn - Admin on Dec 13, 2005 21:57:05 GMT
Hearing
Highly developed - almost twice as powerful as humans !
They can hear things that we can't.
They quickly recognise sounds eg: rustling of the hay bag or the fridge door opening !
They also communicate with each other (and us) using lots of different sounds which shows how important their hearing is to them.
Smell
Guinea Pigs have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans.
They use smell to communicate with each other - eg; recognising each other - they can even recognise their human companions smell ! Very much used in sexual contact and marking territory etc.
Also, I can't get away with eating an apple in the same room, even if I eat it really quietly, they smell it straight away and off they go 'wheek wheek wheeeeeek' !
Sight
The Guinea Pig's eyes are on the side of their head and because of this they can see in front of them and also to the side without moving their heads around.
This large field of vision is invaluable in helping them to spot predators !
Can distinguish primary colours: blue, green, red and yellow
Touch
Guinea Pigs have sensory hairs (whiskers) around their nose and mouth.
With the aid of their whiskers they can 'sense' if they can fit through things or bump into things !
Taste
Guinea Pigs can often taste if things are good or bad for them to eat.
They do have definate 'tastes' in what their particular favourite foods are !
Body temperature: 37.5*C-39.5*C.
Heart rate: 230-370 beats per minute.
Adult weight: 2lb-4lb.
Lifespan: 6-10 years.
Oldest piggy on record: 14 years.
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Highly developed - almost twice as powerful as humans !
They can hear things that we can't.
They quickly recognise sounds eg: rustling of the hay bag or the fridge door opening !
They also communicate with each other (and us) using lots of different sounds which shows how important their hearing is to them.
Smell
Guinea Pigs have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans.
They use smell to communicate with each other - eg; recognising each other - they can even recognise their human companions smell ! Very much used in sexual contact and marking territory etc.
Also, I can't get away with eating an apple in the same room, even if I eat it really quietly, they smell it straight away and off they go 'wheek wheek wheeeeeek' !
Sight
The Guinea Pig's eyes are on the side of their head and because of this they can see in front of them and also to the side without moving their heads around.
This large field of vision is invaluable in helping them to spot predators !
Can distinguish primary colours: blue, green, red and yellow
Touch
Guinea Pigs have sensory hairs (whiskers) around their nose and mouth.
With the aid of their whiskers they can 'sense' if they can fit through things or bump into things !
Taste
Guinea Pigs can often taste if things are good or bad for them to eat.
They do have definate 'tastes' in what their particular favourite foods are !
Body temperature: 37.5*C-39.5*C.
Heart rate: 230-370 beats per minute.
Adult weight: 2lb-4lb.
Lifespan: 6-10 years.
Oldest piggy on record: 14 years.
www.pimms-pages.co.uk/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=9185&PN=1
