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  2. Chinchilla - Wikipedia

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    Chinchillas have a variety of defensive tactics, including spraying urine and releasing fur if bitten. In the wild, chinchillas have been observed eating plant leaves, fruits, seeds, and small insects. [10] In nature, chinchillas live in social groups that resemble colonies, but are properly called herds.

  3. Small mammals as pets - Wikipedia

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    The domestic chinchilla is descended from Chinchilla lanigera, the long-tailed Chinchilla, and so have thinner bodies, longer tails and larger ears. Wild chinchillas roam in herds, so domestic chinchillas also like to have a companion and can live to be over 10 years old. They subsist on a diet of grass, hay, and grass-based chinchilla pellets.

  4. Long-tailed chinchilla - Wikipedia

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    A young wild Chilean chinchilla (2006) A domesticated chinchilla Chinchilla lanigera is smaller—wild animals have body lengths up to 260 mm (10 in)—has more rounded ears—45 mm (1.8 in) in length)—and a longer tail than C. chinchilla; its tail is usually about a third the size of its body—up to 130 mm (5.1 in) compared to 100 mm (3.9 in) in C. chinchilla.

  5. 25 Unconventional Pets Owned by Celebrities - AOL

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    Animal: Four wolf hybrids (strictly speaking they are her Mom’s pets) Names: Jack, Lily, Tommy and Lola. Make a good pet? Much debated – only suitable for experienced owners. Melanie Griffith ...

  6. Woman Hands Her Chinchilla Random Things to Hold and It’s Too ...

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    But overall, it sounds like chinchillas are very low-maintenance pets. If you're a busy person, a Chinchilla might make a good pet for you because they don't mind being left alone for long periods ...

  7. Short-tailed chinchilla - Wikipedia

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    The supply of chinchillas slowly diminished, with the last short-tailed chinchilla being seen in 1953, causing skin prices to increase drastically. Short-tailed chinchillas were especially sought-after due to their higher quality fur and larger size as compared to long-tailed chinchillas. [8] A pet chinchilla A domesticated short-tail ...

  8. List of mammals of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The varying geography of Texas, the second largest state, provides a large variety of habitats for mammals. The land varies from swamps , Piney Woods in the east , rocky hills and limestone karst in the central Hill Country of the Edwards Plateau , desert in the south and west , mountains in the far west (the Trans-Pecos ), and grassland ...

  9. Chinchillidae - Wikipedia

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    Members of the family Chinchillidae are somewhat rabbit or squirrel-like rodents varying in weight from 0.5 to 8 kilograms (1.1 to 17.6 lb).They have large eyes, medium-sized ears, soft dense fur and short bushy tails.