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The document provides summaries of four domesticated animals: guinea pigs, chickens, cats, and dogs. Guinea pigs are stout rodents domesticated in pre-Incan times, while chickens, descended from the red jungle fowl, have been raised for meat and eggs for over 4,000 years. Cats are specialized carnivores with a history of domestication for about 3,500 years, and dogs, evolved from gray wolves, have been companions to humans for over 12,000 years, resulting in more than 400 distinct breeds.

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Guinea Pig Summary

The document provides summaries of four domesticated animals: guinea pigs, chickens, cats, and dogs. Guinea pigs are stout rodents domesticated in pre-Incan times, while chickens, descended from the red jungle fowl, have been raised for meat and eggs for over 4,000 years. Cats are specialized carnivores with a history of domestication for about 3,500 years, and dogs, evolved from gray wolves, have been companions to humans for over 12,000 years, resulting in more than 400 distinct breeds.

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GUINEA PIG SUMMARY

Guinea pig, Domesticated species (Cavia porcellus) of South American cavy


(family Caviidae). It resembles most other cavies in being stout, short-legged,
and about 10 in. (25 cm) long. It has small ears, no external tail, and a coat that
is black, tan, cream-coloured, brown, white, or a combination of these colours.
Hair length and texture vary among varieties. It feeds largely on grass and other
green plants. Domesticated in pre-Incan times, it was introduced into Europe in
the early 16th century. It is a popular pet and a valuable research animal.

CHICKEN SUMMARY

Chicken, One of the most widely domesticated poultry species (Gallus gallus),
raised worldwide for its meat and eggs. Descended from the wild red jungle
fowl of India, chickens have been domesticated for at least 4,000 years. Not
until the 19th century did chicken meat and eggs become mass-production
commodities. Modern high-volume poultry farms, with rows of cages stacked
indoors for control of heat, light, and humidity, began to proliferate in Britain c.
1920 and in the U.S. after World War II (see factory farming). Females are
raised for meat and eggs; immature males are castrated to become meat birds
called capons. See also prairie chicken.

CAT SUMMARY

Cat, or feline, Any member of the family Felidae, the most highly specialized
group of mammalian carnivores. Modern-type cats appeared in the fossil record
about 10 million years ago. Cats in the genus Panthera (leopard, jaguar, tiger,
and lion) roar but cannot purr, and their pupils are round. Other cats, including
the snow leopard and cougar, can purr but do not roar; the pupil is usually
vertical. Cats have sharp, retractable (except in the cheetah) claws, and their
teeth are adapted for stabbing, anchoring, and cutting. They almost always land
on their feet when they fall from a height. Most species are nocturnal, and their
eyes are adapted for seeing in low light. Cats are known for their habit of
grooming themselves with their rasplike tongue. Small cats have been
domesticated for some 3,500 years (see domestic cat). Other cat species include
the bobcat, caracal, lynx, ocelot, serval, and wildcat.
DOG

Dog, (Canis lupus familiaris), domestic mammal of the family Canidae (order
Carnivora). It is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) and is related to
foxes and jackals. The dog is one of the two most ubiquitous and most popular
domestic animals in the world (the cat is the other). For more than 12,000 years
it has lived with humans as a hunting companion, protector, object of scorn or
adoration, and friend.

The dog evolved from the gray wolf into more than 400 distinct breeds. Human
beings have played a major role in creating dogs that fulfill distinct societal
needs. Through the most rudimentary form of genetic engineering, dogs were
bred to accentuate instincts that were evident from their earliest encounters with
humans. Although details about the evolution of dogs are uncertain, the first
dogs were hunters with keen senses of sight and smell. Humans developed these
instincts and created new breeds as need or desire arose.

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