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− | '''Cavies''' are small [[domestic animal]]s that can also be found roaming [[tropical]] plains. They are not usable as livestock as they are too small to be used in a [[meat industry]] - [[butcher]]ing them will only give a [[skull]] in return - and they are tied with [[rabbit]]s and [[chinchilla]]s as the [[List of creatures by pet value|least valuable]] [[pet]]s in the game. Unclaimed tame cavies will require a [[pasture]] to survive, otherwise they will starve. The males of the species are known as | + | '''Cavies''', more commonly known as '''guinea pigs''', are small [[domestic animal]]s that can also be found roaming [[tropical]] plains. They are not usable as livestock as they are too small to be used in a [[meat industry]] - [[butcher]]ing them will only give a [[skull]] in return - and they are tied with [[rabbit]]s and [[chinchilla]]s as the [[List of creatures by pet value|least valuable]] [[pet]]s in the game. Unclaimed tame cavies will require a [[pasture]] to survive, otherwise they will starve. The males of the species are known as boars, the females are sows, and the young are pups. |
Cavies make excellent live-bait in place of [[cat]]s if you want your bait to survive. They are quite agile and because of their small size, larger creatures such as [[forgotten beast]]s have trouble landing a proper attack on them, with many attacks simply glancing off because of force calculation overflow. | Cavies make excellent live-bait in place of [[cat]]s if you want your bait to survive. They are quite agile and because of their small size, larger creatures such as [[forgotten beast]]s have trouble landing a proper attack on them, with many attacks simply glancing off because of force calculation overflow. | ||
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Some [[dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] cavies for their ''adorable call'' and their ''[[Main:ThreeToe|three toes]]''. | Some [[dwarves]] [[Preferences|like]] cavies for their ''adorable call'' and their ''[[Main:ThreeToe|three toes]]''. |