The hairless guinea pigs look like hippos a lot.
When you begin to interested in these rodent pets, their appearance will attract you a lot, because they look like hippopotamuses.
After sharing the nice photo of one of these cuties, the viewers began to interested in their unique appearance. Mostly they look like baby hippos, but there is another fascinating thing: how they can be hairless?
There is a wrong opinion about them that they are shaved, but it cannot be because it will be both dangerous and impossible.
This breed is known as “Skinny Pigs” who don’t have hair on their body besides on their muzzles, feet, and legs.
It is known that they originated in 1978, from the mixture of hairless lab strain and a haired guinea pigs.
Later they were sent to special laboratories for being examined in details.
These skinny pigs are very cute and loving and many people keep them in their home as favourite pets.
There is another interesting fact about them: although they are very tiny they eat a lot in order to keep the right balance of their body heat.
First of all they became famous in Canada, Europe, and Russia.
