British Cavy Council British Cavy Council The British Cavy Council is the governing body in the United Kingdom for national, regional, and local cavy (guinea pig) clubs, and also for the wide range of 'breed clubs' which exist on a national basis to further the interests of particular cavy breeds, and to provide a forum for those with an interest in the breed concerned. The Council is not itself a club or association - it is not possible, for example, to be a subscribing member, as it has only executive members. Most cavy 'fanciers' (people interested in breeding and showing purebred, or pedigree,
Muenster yellow-toothed cavy social play with their offspring and groom them rather than being aggressive. When mothers of this species and their pups are put into a strange environment, the presence of the mothers mitigates increases in blood cortisol levels in their pups; however, this is not observed when the pups are moved together with other mothers that are not their own. "G. monasteriensis" is both sexually and socially monogamous. Both males and females of "G. monasteriensis" defend their territories and care for their pups. Muenster yellow-toothed cavy The Muenster yellow-toothed cavy (Galea monasteriensis) is a species of rodent in the family Caviidae.