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Morsko prase ili zamorac, zamorče (lat. Cavia porcellus)

Cavia porcellus

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Morsko prase ili zamorac, zamorče (lat. Cavia porcellus) je vrsta herbivornog glodara iz porodice Caviidae. Naziv morsko prase se često koristi i za ostale vrste roda Cavia. Ova vrsta glodara je poreklom iz Južne Amerike, a danas je rasprostranjena kao kućni ljubimac i laboratorijska životinja po celom svetu. Prirodne populacije ove vrste su iščezle, dok su srodne vrste još uvek prisutne u travnatim ravnicama i visoravnima. U nekim zemljama Južne Amerike (Peru i Bolivija, na primer) morsko prase je sastavni deo nacionalne kuhinje, narodne medicine i pojedinih svetovnih religioznih običaja[1].

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