Chinchilla
 

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Chinchilla
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Chinchilla / Dust bunny

(lat.) Chinchilla lanigera

 

Geographic Distribution

Only in the mountains of Northern Chile

 

Fantasy names

None known

 

Farm housing / Trapping

Farm housing

 

Use

It takes 120 to 150 chinchillas to make a fur coat.

 

More information on biology and behavior

 

More information on farm housing

 

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