Name of GP babies...

[kat_0521]

OK, this is going to sound like a really dumb question. Almost every week, I watch a pet keeping program-the host is very knowledgable and talks about all kinds of animals.
Recently there was a trivia question which asked "What is the only thing dogs and guinea pigs have in common?" The answer was that both of their young are called "puppies". I know that male pigs are "boars" and female pigs are "sows", so I naturally thought that their young are referred to as "piglets". Can someone please clarify this for me?? Has anyone else heard of GP young referred to as "puppies"?
Thanks.

 

[o0Ms Jenny0o]

Lol, I watch that show sometimes too. I went to guinealynx and went to the pregnancy spot and they called them pups! So I guess that's what they're called.

 

[Slap Maxwell]

I could have swore they were piglets

 

[Piglet]

Yup, they're called pups and not piglets

 

[Ly&Pigs]

They are pups and not piglets.

 

[Marlania]

I've heard them called pups before, but I guess I just never thought about it because when I first read your question, pups didn't pop into my head.

 

[DocDolittle]

Yep, defintely called pup. Not what you think, eh?

 

[Ly&Pigs]

It's actually just "pups" not puppies.

 

[DocDolittle]

Okie, changed it. I've heard puppies a few times though, so I wasn't sure.

 

[Ly&Pigs]

Some people when they hear the word "pup" will think of and use the word puppies. So that's probably why you have heard them called puppies.

 

[kat_0521]

Thanks all. Guess ya learn something new everyday, right?

 

[bunnyluv17]

A female rabbit is often called a "doe" and a male rabbit a "buck", so you would think a baby would be a "fawn" but babies are called "kits". go figure