There was a special celebration Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Stacey Venzel and Jessica Fobert’s class at Pine Bush Elementary. It was Clemmy’s birthday! Clemmy is the now six-year-old guinea pig that is beloved by the class!
As part of the celebration, the students had creative choice on their project – they could do a research project, art project, write a fiction or non-fiction story about guinea pigs or Clemmy specifically. In science they are learning about human anatomy. For this project they could research the anatomy of a guinea pig.
The students took turns presenting their project to the class, each getting to hold Clemmy as they presented.
Here are some fun guinea pig facts the students reported on. Did you know that guinea pigs:
- Are vegan
- Need additional vitamin C
- Have teeth that always grow (they need to munch on food to shorten them)
- Do not sweat
- Take short naps, not long sleeps
- Can get hiccups
- Originally come from the Andes region of South America
- Are born with fur and teeth
- Started being domesticated around 5000 BC
- And they are born to be royal – Queen Elizabeth I had a guinea pig!
Although it’s hard to imagine the queen’s guinea pig being treated any better than Clemmy. Everyone loves Clemmy, the birthday girl!
