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Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla , native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
* 2004 , Jamie Huggins, Chinchillas - from Pets to Profession ,
* 2008 , Jeff Wyatt, Chapter 17: Anesthesia and Analgesia in Other Mammals'', Richard E. Fish, Marilyn J. Brown, Peggy J. Danneman, Alicia Z. Karas (editors), ''Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals ,
* 2009 , Ron E. Banks, Julie M. Sharp, Sonia D. Doss, Deborah A. Vanderford, Exotic Small Mammal Care and Husbandry ,
(uncountable) The fur of a chinchilla , used for clothing.
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- It's important to put a lot of thought into owning a chinchilla since they have a considerably long lifespan of 10 to 20 years.
- Chinchillas are most widely known for their exceptional fur coat.
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- Chinchillas' inhabit high elevations (3,000–5,000m) of the Chilean Andes Mountains. The ' chinchillas kept as pet or research animals in North America are all descendents(sic) of 13 founders wild caught in 1927.
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- Chinchillas' are long-lived rodents that are native to South America, primarily Peru, Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile. The '''chinchilla is a hystricomorph (hedgehoglike) rodent closely related to guinea pigs, porcupines, and agoutis (Hrapkiewicz ''et al. , 1998).