Same animal according to Danish. Theyâre both âmarsvinâ
It means sea-pig because people thought the whale was kinda pig-shaped and it lived in the sea.
Then we learned the Germans called the rodents âMeerschweinchenâ which means little-sea-pig because they thought they were kinda pig-shaped and came from across the sea and it sounded enough like âmarsvinâ so we just called them that too.
So if Danes from towns near the see tell you they saw a âmarsvinâ while they were out on their walk itâs a good idea to ask clarifying questions.















