The stomachs of all the individuals I have examined contained nothing but the remains of cavies (Cavia australis).
They are, at such times, strangely animated, dashing through clouds of smoke, feasting amongst the hot ashes on roasted cavies and other small mammals, and boldly pursuing the scorched fugitives from the flames.
Cavies and small mammals are its usual prey; and in the autumn and winter, when the Pigeons congregate in large numbers, it follows their movements.
On a fine evening, three or four cavies may be seen squatted near each other, or hopping about over the plains, one following the other in a direct line, as if they were all proceeding on the same errand!
Cavies are widely distributed in South America, and are represented by several species.
Some of the cavies are among the largest animals of the Rodent Family; for instance, the great Capivara, which is equal in size to an ordinary pig.
The Pacas form another genus belonging to the family of the cavies that may be also grouped with the hares and rabbits.
A perfect network of trails and runways covered the grasslands, made by the cavies and other of the smaller animals that kept to the dense cover and used also by the predatory animals that preyed on them.
Be sure that your doors fasten securely, as some cavies have a habit of shaking them, and if not properly secured, open comes the door and out drops poor guinea, who is almost sure to be killed.
Cavies are extremely clean in their habits, very handsome in colour, and if their little houses are kept clean there is no disagreeable smell from them.
As cavies are very apt to scratch their food all over the hutch, and so waste a lot of it, you should always feed in dishes or troughs.
An interesting example of skill in breeding is seen in Dutch belted varieties of cattle, in hogs, rabbits, caviesand mice.
Neither cavies nor rabbits are especially intelligent but they do learn to know their master or at least the one who feeds them.
The three classes of cavies are Peruvians or Angoras, with long silky hair; Abyssinians, with coarse hair in tufts or rosettes, and the common guinea pig or smooth, cavy.
Guinea pigs or cavies are similar to rabbits in their requirements.
Rabbits and cavies will eat almost anything and eat constantly.
The size of the pen will of course depend on how manyCavies you have.
Just give your Cavies half a chance and you will find that disease will bother your Caviary but little.
It is much easier to keep Cavieswell than to cure a sick one, therefore, try and prevent trouble.
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Cavies are wholly vegetarian in diet, eating about the same things as a rabbit.
The eyes of all English Cavies should be large and bold.
If you expect to raise Caviesfor commercial purposes the English is the kind that should pay you best.
Just as no one would start a live stock farm with the cheapest animals that can be bought, so no one should start a Cavy farm with the cheapest Cavies that can be bought.
Rabbits are the most popular of these pets, while cavies come next.
Cavies are easy enough to feed, for they eat everything that is set before them, and keep at it all the time.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "cavies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
