CAVY

kāˈvē, name for 14 species of South American rodents of the family Caviidae, including the domestic guinea pig. The wild cavies are usually small, rounded, and tailless, with fur of a uniform shade of brown. Nocturnal animals, they occupy a variety of habitats, especially dense vegetation. An unusual, large species is the Patagonian cavy, or mara (Dolichotis patagonum), a long-legged, harelike animal that reaches a length of about 2 1 / 2 ft (76 cm) and lives in arid regions. The capybara belongs to a related family. Some cavies are hunted for food in South America. Cavies are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Caviidae.

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books on: Cavy  - 64 results

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Voices of the American West: The Settler and Soldier Interviews of Eli S. Ricker, 1903-1919 - Vol. 2
Book by Richard E. Jensen, Eli S. Ricker; University of Nebraska Press, 2006
Subjects: European Americans--Interviews, Frontier And Pioneer Life--United States--History, Indians Of North America--Historiography, Indians Of North America--History, Indians Of North America--Interviews, Pioneers--United States--Interviews, Ricker, Eli Seavey--1843-1926--Relations With Indians
...Regt. Section. Number. Remarks 368. Henery Frey, Private A 7th Cavy. D 107 369. Geo. P. Johnson, Private A 7th Cavy. D 108 370? Michel Regan, Private A 7th Cavy. D 109 371. James Logan, Private A 7th Cavy. D no 372. George Elliott...
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The Swiss Family Robinson: Or, the Adventures of a Shipwrecked Family on an Uninhabited Isle Near New Guinea
Book by David Wyss, Louis Rhead; Harper & Brothers, 1909
Subjects: Castaways--Fiction, Family--Fiction
...that it was an amphibious animal called a cavy. I could now congratulate the little fellow...named the river-pig, although called a cavy, or capybara, and that it belonged to...lighter for poor Brownie by opening the cavy and taking out the inside. Its disagreeable...
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The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: July 7 - December 31, 1863 - Vol. 9
Book by John Y. Simon, Ulysses S. Grant; Southern Illinois University Press, 1982
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S--(Ulysses Simpson)--1822-1885--Manuscripts, Manuscripts, American, Presidents--United States--Manuscripts, United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns
...here immediately for orders to join in our move- ment ; 2nd Tenn Cavy. Lebanon. 3d Tenn Cay. 5th Ky Cavy 28th Ky mounted Infty. Last 3 Regiments now at Nashville 4 Tenn Cavy Murfreesboro The 8th Iowa Cavy. now on the North Western R. R...
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Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender, and Sexuality in Nature and People
Book by Joan Roughgarden; University of California Press, 2004
Subjects: Biological Diversity, Gender Identity, Sexual Behavior In Animals, Sexual Orientation
...frequency. 39 The red squirrel, gray squirrel, least chipmunk, olympic marmot, hoary marmot, dwarf cavy, yellow-toothed cavy, wild cavy, long-eared hedgehog, gray-headed flying fox, Livingstones fruit bat, and vampire bat show various...
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International Wildlife Encyclopedia - Vol. 3
Book by Maurice Burton, Robert Burton; Marshall Cavendish, 2002
Subjects: Zoology--Dictionaries
...ii>s caited water pig or water capybara. Also G1lled pig or water JL cavy, it resembies i huge guinea pig, or cavy, it ;<,em1J1e, ,1 huge guinea pig, or cavy, and rarelv stravs far from water. The capybara (the name means master...
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"The Eagle of the 11th Kansas": Wartime Reminiscences of Colonel Thomas Moonlight
Journal article by Kip Lindberg, Matt Matthews; The Arkansas Historical Quarterly, Vol. 62, 2003
Subjects: American Civil War, Autobiographies, Military engagements, Military officers, Moonlight, Thomas
...11th Kansas.97 Respectfully submitted To the Adjutant General of the State of Kansas (Signed) T. Moonlight Col. 11th Ks. Cavy Hon T.J. Anderson Adjutant.General. State of Kansas Topeka * * * In 1868, Thomas Moonlight was elected secretary of state...


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Amazonia from A to Zoo
Magazine article by Jeffrey P. Cohn; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 44, November 1992
Subjects: Amazon River Region--Plants and animals, Smithsonian Institution. National Zoological Park--Exhibitions
...limbs while two-toed sloths and green iguanas move slowly through the forest canopy. Green lizards, cane toads and acouchis, cavy-like rodents, hide in the underbrush. But it is the fish that may well be the animal stars of the National Zoos Amazonia...
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Overlooked Achievements
Magazine article by Gary Arnold; Insight on the News, Vol. 14, November 23, 1998
Subjects: Filmmakers--Appreciation, Mamoulian, Rouben--Appreciation, McCarey, Leo--Appreciation
...Boland and Alison Skipworth in Six of a Kind; Mae West in Belle of the Nineties; Charles Laughton in Ruggles of Red Gap; and Cavy Grant and Irene Dunne in The Awful Truth, the definitive screwball farce about patching up a wounded marriage. These movies...
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Ruins and Rainforest
Magazine article by Tracey C. Rembert; E, Vol. 7, September 1996
Subjects: Ecotourism--Guatemala, Guatemala--Description and travel, Travel industry--Environmental aspects
...America. The reserve itself is host to Bairds tapirs, jaguars, pumas, spider and howler monkeys, ocelots, coati, and spotted cavy, and provides one of many sites for abundant nature watching. CONTACT: Information on costs for ecolodges, camping, adventure...
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Sizzling Sensations from the Grill
Magazine article by James Mitchell, Charlotte Lyons; Ebony, Vol. 53, June 1998
Subjects: Cookery, African American
...hours. Drain shrimp; reserve marinade. Place shrimp in well-greased, hinged, wire grill basket or 24x18-inch piece of cavy-duty foil. Grill over hot coals for 10 to 15 minutes, turning basket or individual shrimp frequently and basting often with...


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newspaper articles on: Cavy  - 14 results

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Trade Stand Space at Rural Show a Sell-Out
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 7, 2011
Subjects: Agricultural equipment and supplies industry, Agricultural equipment industry
...haired, rough and short-haired cavy. Mr McRobbie, who has been...the Durham and Northumberland Cavy Club, said: "There are many...the condition of the coat. Cavy showing is very popular and...more than pleased to bring the cavies back." Northumberland County...
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New Key People at Fur & Feather Event
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 10, 2007
...Ponteland, is the new secretary of the Cavy section, and is also secretary of Hexham Cavy Club which boasts about 30 members...president of Durham and Northumberland Cavy Club. Toms interest in cavies began around 1975 when his childrens...
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This Little Piggy; GUINEA PIGS HAVE COME A LONG WAY SINCE THE DAYS THEY WERE DESTINED FOR THE ANCIENT INCAS' DINNER TABLES. NICK MAYS EXPLAINS WHY THEY'RE THE IDEAL PET
Newspaper article by Nick Mays; Sunday Mirror (London, England), February 8, 1998
...guinea pigs. Fanciers call them cavies. The ancient Incas called them...they were very taken with the cavies and named them Cochinillo das...animals. It is believed the cavy later gained its popular title...New Guinea. In Britain, the cavy became prized as a pet and exhibition...
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Briefs
Newspaper article; The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Australia), April 16, 2010
...rodents. Its on Friday, May 7, from 7pm. Entry is free, with refreshments on sale. THE Capricornia Cavy Club is holding a Pet and Pedigree Cavy (guinea pig) Show on Sunday at the pipe band hall on Gladstone Road. This months judge will be Joannne...
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Show GUIDE
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), July 22, 2004
...Veterans shearing heats. 10 am Hedge and walling demo. 10am Cavy Show. 10am Novice wool handling . 10. 30am Pet show, Fur and...3pm Pole climbing heats. 3pm Welsh Sheeptacular. 3. 20pm Cavy section awards. 3. 30pm Pet awards. 3. 30pm Axe racing heats...
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encyclopedia articles on: Cavy  - 4 results

 
 
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Cavy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CAVY ka ve, name for 14 species...domestic guinea pig . The wild cavies are usually small, rounded...large species is the Patagonian cavy, or mara ( Dolichotis patagonum...belongs to a related family. Some cavies are hunted for food in South...
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Agouti
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...swimmers and fast runners. Agouti is occasionally used instead of Cuniculus as the generic name of the related paca, or spotted cavy . Agoutis are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Dasyproctidae...
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Rodent
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...rodent group. The Hystricomorpha, or porcupinelike rodents, include the porcupine , capybara, nutria (or coypu), agouti , cavy (including the domestic guinea pig ), mara, and chinchilla , as well as many species whose common names include the term rat...
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Guinea Pig
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GUINEA PIG , domesticated form of the cavy , Cavia porcellus, a South American rodent . It is unrelated to the pig; the name may refer to its shrill squeal. Guinea pigs...


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