Human: Why is the guinea pig on the flag of Papua New Guinea? Assistant: 
The guinea pig is the national animal of Papua New Guinea. The flag is made up of three stripes: red, blue, and yellow. The red stripe represents the blood shed by the people of Papua New Guinea in their fight for independence from Australia. The blue stripe represents the sea and the oceans surrounding Papua New Guinea. The yellow stripe represents the sun, the land, and the sky.