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(a) (b)
Nipples
Prepuce
Vulva
Anal–genital Anal–genital
distance distance
Testicles
Anus
Anus
FIGURE 6.26 (a) Female and (b) male rat genitalia.
(a) (b)
Vulva
Prepuce
Anus
Testicles
FIGURE 6.27 (a) Female and (b) male guinea pig genitalia.
Learning Exercise Chapter Reflection
While on your trip to the pet store ask the sales- Write about what you learned in this chapter.
person if you could possibly practice identifying How did learning about the different breeds of
male and female pocket pets. Ask if it is OK to companion animals shape your thoughts about
take a photograph for your scrapbook. the different breeds? Did humans do justice to
them all? Should designer breeding be encour-
aged? Can you reliably tell males from females?
