Ku-XVI, izingulube zokuqala zalethwa eYurophu. Ngokushesha baqala ukuthandwa, futhi baqala ukuhlukanisa njengezilwane ezifuywayo. Kwaphela isikhathi eside izingulube ze-guinea zazibiza kakhulu, futhi abantu abacebile kuphela babengathenga lesi silwane. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izinhlobo eziningana zezingulube zezinhlobo ezahlukene, umbala, futhi zahlukahluka ubude beboya. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi namuhla akekho oyimangalisa lesi silwane, ngoba eziningi zihlala ziyimfihlakalo ukuthi kungani izingulube ezibizwa ngokuthi i-guinea pigs, lapho i-pig Guinea ibhalwa khona, futhi kungani i-pig, i-pig yengulube ivulekile? Impendulo yale mibuzo ingatholakala emlandweni wokunqotshwa kweMelika ngabagibeli beSpain, kanye nasemlandweni wezizwe zasendulo zaseNdiya.
Ukuzaliswa kwezingulube ze-guinea kwaqala ngo-7 000 BC. ensimini yeCentral neSouth America. Futhi lezi zinduku zazibizwa ngokuthi i-aperea noma i-ui. Ngokwemvelo, ukukhiqizwa kwezingulube ze-Guinea kubanjwa unyaka wonke, ukukhulelwa kuthatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga ezimbili nangemva kwamahora angu-13-14 emva kokubeletha ingulube iphinde ilungele ukukhiqizwa. Ngenxa yalokhu, amaNdiya aphakamisa izingulube zezilwane njengezilwane zasemapulazini, okwakungumthombo oyinhloko wenyama, kanye nezilwane ezisetshenziselwa ukuhlabela kanye neminye imikhuba. Futhi esikhathini sethu, izakhamuzi zakwamanye amazwe ziyadla izingulube, kanti abasePerua ngenhloso yalezi zinhlobo zezingulube ezincane kakhulu ezifinyelela ku-2.5 kg.
Ukwaziswa mayelana nezingulube ze-guinea kutholakala kumarekhodi aseSpain afika ogwini lwaseNingizimu Melika. Lapho bebona lezi zilwane okokuqala, bakhunjuzwa izingulube zobisi. Lokhu kungenye yezinguqulo zokuthi kungani ingulube yengulube ingulube. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ingulube yayidla ukudla, kanti naseYurophu yezingulube ezivamile. Kunezizathu eziningi ezengeziwe zokuthi kungani ingulube ye-Guinea ingumuthi. Okokuqala, lapho isilwane sibhekene nokukhathazeka, noma ngokufanayo, sinelisekile, sikhiqiza imisindo efana ne-squealing noma i-pohryukivanie. Futhi okwesibili, izingxenye ezingezansi zezingulube zifana nenselo. Ngokuqinisekile, lezi zingulube ze-guinea zazibizwa ngokuthi ama-spaniards amaSpain, owabayisa eYurophu, njengoba leli gama lisakazwa kuwo wonke amazwe. Kodwa olwandle babizwa kuphela eJalimane naseRussia. Kukholelwa ukuthi ekuqaleni kwakubizwa ngokuthi i-overseas, njengoba zanikezwa kula mazwe olwandle. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, leli gama lalula, futhi labizwa ngokuthi olwandle.
Ukuthandwa okwenziwe yizingulube kuze kube namuhla kungachazwa yizici eziningana. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubulili, izingulube ze-Guinea zihlanzekile ngokwanele, zingenakuzithoba ekunakekeleni, zingahlala zodwa futhi ngamaqembu. Ukuziphatha kwezingulube ze-Guinea kudingekile ukunakwa okukhethekile - banobungane, bathandeka, banenhlalo futhi banqatshelwe ukuhlukunyezwa. Amacala lapho ingulube yegayi ihlaba khona kakhulu. Ngokuvamile babalekela, noma bazame ukufihla. Kwezinye izimo, lapho abesilisa bevikela ukuphakama kwabo, bangaluma umphikisana nabo, kodwa kulokhu ukulunywa kuyoba okubonisa kakhulu futhi akuyingozi kumphikisi. Uma kuhleliwe izilwane eziningana, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi unquma kanjani ubulili bebhayisikili. Ubulili bendvodzana encane ibhekwa kusukela ebangeni phakathi kokuvuleka kobulili nokuvuleka. Kubesilisa, lokhu