--- description: Guinea pigs play tug of war with a piece of grass title: Guinea Pigs Play Tug of War with Grass image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch an Adorable Tug of War Between 2 Guinea Pigs  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 5, 2015 9:17 PM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Oct 5, 2015 9:17 PM CUT The Internet is eating up a slow-motion video of two white guinea pigs engaging in a “tug of war” with a blade of grass. There does not appear to be a winner. Both sides appear content. For future nail-biting contests, there is always [the guinea pig suit of armor](http://time.com/4017026/ebay-20th-anniversary-weirdest-sales/ "undefined") (worth $1,150) The feeding frenzy between the pets, Gracie and Suzie, was filmed by their owner, a photographer who also exhibits guinea pigs (aka “cavies”) named Nicole Macintosh of Woy Woy, a town within the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The Facebook video has racked up more than 34.3 million views, 599,000 shares, 311,000 “likes,” and 66,000 comments since it was uploaded on October 2. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4062003/guinea-pig-grass-tug-of-war/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4062003/guinea-pig-grass-tug-of-war/"},"headline":"Watch an Adorable Tug of War Between 2 Guinea Pigs","datePublished":"2015-10-05T21:17:05.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:25:37.625Z","description":"And the winner is...","url":"https://time.com/4062003/guinea-pig-grass-tug-of-war/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4062003/guinea-pig-grass-tug-of-war/","name":"Watch an Adorable Tug of War Between 2 Guinea Pigs"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","description":"5 Elements of A Viral Video","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/vgQtqA8c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-06-22T13:42:30.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vgQtqA8c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4062003/guinea-pig-grass-tug-of-war/","duration":"PT1M31S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4062003/guinea-pig-grass-tug-of-war/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```