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Guinea pigs are practically synonymous with experiments. Lab rats have become the workhorses of modern medicine. Genetics owes a huge debt to the humble fruit fly. There's almost no branch of the life sciences, in fact, that hasn't leaned heavily on one animal or another.

Birds are hard to draw. I read recently that Katsuhiro Otomo also says he has trouble drawing animals, and while it made me feel better, it didn't make it easier for me.

I've always loved pigs: the shape of them, the look of them, and the fact that they are so intelligent.

Who can't like pigs? They're wonderful creatures! I've always liked pigs.

I love very much to draw animals.

Animals are not cute. They are disturbing. Pigs do eat their young. Actually, I hate pigs. I just happen to have some who are friends of mine.

I have a cat. When I was younger, I had a guinea pig.

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

Hogs and pigs are very intelligent.

It wasn't a problem for me drawing humans although I had originally come to the studio with the idea that what I had to offer them was my knowledge in the drawing of animals.