Taking a break from kittens for a moment, let's look at the evolution of guinea pigs over the past years. Maybe these breeds were around when I was growing up, but I sure don't remember them. I had plain guinea pigs, my favorite being an agouti (like the one pictured on the left), whose markings kind of resemble what wild guinea pigs look like. Sorta looks like a groundhog.
Besides that, I knew of a couple of odd breeds, such as the Peruvian, whose hair grows long and straight and basically turns them into a living toupee. Then there's the Abyssinians, with the cowlicks all over, permanent bed-head. I thought that was pretty much it, but science has been working to increase
guinea pig exoticness to unheard-of degrees.
For instance, you can now get a "sphinx" guinea pig, a mostly-hairless pig that reveals just how hippo-like they really are. Some also like sharpeis, all wrinkled and rubbery looking. There are several other newish breeds, some are cute, some less so.
What in god's name were they thinking when they came up with the "Coronet" breed? It's basically a long-hair bred with a crested pig so you end up with an embarrassing rodent sporting a mullet. Is this animal cruelty at its worst?
No, actually this is:
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Awww, I used to have guinea pigs growing up. I first had Mandy, and she had long white bed-head hair. Then one day I looked in her cage and there were two more guinea pigs. Apparently she was pregnant when we got her. We named her babies Cookie and Candy and they both looked like that guinea pig in the next to last photo.
Why would anyone want to breed jheri curls and mullets on guinea pigs? It certainly doesn't make these animals any cuter. Why don't they focus on breeding useful characteristics, for example, what about coming up with a breed that can change its own cedar bedding?