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Guinea pig | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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Guinea pigs are rodents that were first domesticated in 5,000 B.C.  The domesticated species, Cavia porcellus, is most likely derived from the Andean Cavia tschudii (or montane guinea pig), found in Peru, highland Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, and northeastern Chile.
Description The domesticated guinea pig (Cavia porcellus) does not live in the wild

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Red-bellied piranha | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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True to their name, red-bellied piranhas have red undersides. Their bodies are gray and flecked with bright, silver scales. Native to the Amazon River basin, these fish are important scavengers. They tend to travel in schools of 20 or more.
Food/Eating Habits In the wild, a good portion of their diet consists of fins nipped

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Von der Decken’s hornbill | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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Von der Decken hornbills are native to dry regions of eastern Africa. Males have large, red bills while females have black bills. Like other hornbills, female Von der Decken hornbills bury themselves alive to hatch and rear their chicks. For two months, the male feeds the female and the chicks through a slit in the mud nest.
Food/Eating Habits In the wild they eat small ground prey, eggs, fruits and insects

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Northern pintail | Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute

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One of the most widespread duck species, northern pintails have extensive migratory routes. Habitat loss poses the biggest threat to this duck. As their wetland and prairie habitats are converted and fragmented, northern pintail populations continue to decrease.
In North America, these grounds span from Alaska through the Canadian Arctic to western

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