Chinchilla’s dense fur prevents parasites from surviving in it. A chinchilla’s coat doesn’t dry when wet due to the density, so they bathe with fine volcanic ash to remove oil and dirt. Female ...

This article originally appeared on Undark. Last August, high in the Andes Mountains of northern Chile, the South African mining group Gold Fields launched an operation to relocate some 25 endangered ...

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — A small chinchilla will get to enjoy another day in the animal kingdom after it was rescued from a burning structure fire in Williamson County. Williamson County EMS posted ...

The chinchillas at the Tulsa Zoo are home for the holidays after moving into their newly renovated exhibit this week. Visitors can see the chinchillas in the WildLIFE Trek Life in the Cold building ...

Las Chinchillas National Reserve is the only place in the world dedicated to the protection of the Chilean chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera), a species that was considered extinct at the beginning of ...

Cute and cuddly, the chinchilla is an adorable resident of the Andes Mountains, which it calls home. A member of the rodent family, the chinchilla derives its name from the Chincha people, an ...