Though officially referred to as cavies here at the fair, it is perfectly okay to call them guinea pigs. I have this on the authority of Jeanne Dudley, 21, this year's FFA Champion Cavy Showman winner.
Jeanne (pronounced juh-NAY) was a wealth of information on these adorable little critters. She even went so far as to pull out the Pacific Northwest 4-H Cavy Project Leader Guide, which gave the proper cavy taxonomy, namely Cavia porcellus. Cavia meaning short-tailed or tailless rodent, and porcellus meaning little pig.
Then the conversation took a dark and unexpected turn into the breeding of larger, South American cavies for, um, other purposes. Seeing as this is a family-friendly blog, I'll leave it at that. Except to say that if you see "Cuy" on the menu of a Mexican restaurant, just be sure you know what you're getting before you order it.
Jeanne Dudley and the unnamed White Crested with which she won this year's FFA Champion Cavy Showman.
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