![Your Next Pet? Meet the Skinny Pig](http://townsquare.media/site/848/files/2017/04/skinny-pig-e1491257503929.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Your Next Pet? Meet the Skinny Pig
A typical trip to the pet store yesterday to purchase cat food lead to the discovery of an interesting pet that I haven't seen before.
It's called a "skinny pig." I think the little guy looks like a miniature hippo.
Townsquare Media, Michele Mathews
Upon further investigation on the internet, I found that the skinny pig is part of the guinea pig family. It's not a breed of guinea pigs, but a category. There is also another hairless guinea pig called the Baldwin. Skinny pigs' temperament, intelligence and personality are pretty much the same as a guinea pig with hair.
Would you own a skinny pig?
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