We all need a little encouragement sometimes, whether that means a pat on the back, a few words of support or ... a chubby gray chinchilla holding an inspiring sign. Rescue chinchillas Ari and John ...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. In 2020, on a rocky hillside overlooking the vast swell of the Pacific Ocean, near the Chilean port city of Antofagasta, a local man walking ...

If you’ve been considering adopting a chinchilla, then it’s important that you know all the facts about these pets before you bring one into your home. And one super important thing to know about ...

Paleontologists from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP), the University of Edinburgh (UK), the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (Brazil), and the University of Toronto in ...

Whether a new subspecies, a species, or just a new population, these coastal chinchillas act in ways scientists have never seen before. By James Hall/Hakai Magazine Published May 24, 2023 9:00 PM EDT ...

Chinchillas are native to South America, specifically in the Andes Mountains, where they live at heights of around 14,000 feet. At first glance, chinchillas may look closely related to rabbits because ...

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The short-tailed chinchilla, a high-altitude South American rodent, was hunted almost to extinction in the 19th and 20th centuries for its highly prized fur. It’s now endangered, and one small colony ...