THEY’RE NOT EVEN FROM GUINEA.
Guinea pig.
Not a pig and not even from Guinea. Guinea pigs are, of course, rodents. They were brought to Europe from South America as early as the 16th Century and bred as pets.
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Prairie dog.
They do live on prairies and open grasslands in North America, but they're definitely rodents, not dogs. They get that name from their call that apparently sounds a bit like a bark (you can judge for yourself whether it actually does).
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Electric eel.
Weirdly not an eel, but a knifefish.
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Flying fox.
For starters this is a bat and not a fox. But they're not really like the small bats we have in Europe or North America. They have excellent eyesight and smell, but no echolocation. And they have a wingspan that can reach 5 feet wide. Foxes do not have wings.
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