Memes @lemmy.ml einfach_orangensaft @feddit.de 10mo ago

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More like ocean piglet - the small kinda pig looking creature, that was shipped to europe via the ocean
Diese Kommentarsektion ist nun Eigentum von ... quieck, quiiieeck, quieck....
- Dies
It is consistent with polish too. "Świnka morska" literally means "Sea piggy"
I've have learnt that Capybaras are also sometimes called "Water Pig" in German. We are onto something big here.
- Capybaras actually do hang out in the water at least
  
  i mean guinea pigs were originally bred as a replacement food source for ocean voyages as it tasted the same as a pig but was way smaller
  
  thus the name (morski prašiček - sea piglet in slovene)
Meanwhile in Italy: "little Indian pig"
- Same in Brazil. (Porquinho da Índia)
- Same in Portugal.
- Same in France (cochon d'Inde)
Well,...

The swam over to us (that's why "sea")

They make squeeky sounds (that's why "pig")
- It's the same "translation" in Russian btw
Just wait until you find out how meerkats got their name
- MORE CATS
- And leopards
Don't look up what Guinea pigs were originally bred for.
- Why is the fact that they were/are food so bad? People eat rabbit too.
  
  There's a few animals I was surprised to find out some find weird to eat: rabbit, horse, reindeer. I was especially surprised by rabbit. It's such a commonly hunted animal too.
  
  Giant rabbits seem like an economic alternative to larger animals.
- Sex?
  
  Nein, essen.
- What do you mean "originally"?
  
  What did I buy at that roadside bbq stand then?
  
  Rat, most likely.
- Piggie Nuggies
- https://lemm.ee/comment/3573633
how's guinea pig any better?
- They're from Guinea!
  
  (Actually it's apparently because they were a food animal that cost about a guinea...)
  
  There's a whole section about it on Wikipedia with a lot of speculation but the tl;dr is we have no clue why they're called that
Merisiga in Estonian which also translates to sea pig.
Why did I read this in Scottish accent?

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