Rabbits are the domesticated cousins of their wild counterparts. Male rabbits are called bucks; females are called does. Rabbits typically feed on a nutrient poor diet, but unlike ruminants such as sheep and goats, they have only one stomach. To cope with this poor diet, rabbits re-ingest their own droppings to digest their food further and extract nutrients.

Rabbits are well known for their rate of reproduction and give birth after a 30 day gestation to a litter of babies called kits, which are blind and hairless for the first 4-5 weeks of their lives.

Contrary to their names, Guinea Pigs are actually from the Andes region. The guinea pigs was domesticated around 5000 BC for food by tribes in South America. The taxonomic name of the guinea pig is Cavia porcellus, with porcellus meaning "little pig" in Latin. However, they have little relation to pigs, being rodents instead!

Guinea Pigs are a social species and make a wide range of fascinating sounds from chutting to chirping. Unlike rabbits, guinea pig babies (called pups) are born fully furred and with their eyes open!