Category:Short-tailed Chinchilla
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Chinchilla
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Scientific Name
The short-tailed chinchilla is also referred to as the Chinchilla brevicaudata. (Endangered Species Handbook)
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Geographic Range
Chinchillas were originally from the Andes Mountains in South American, preferring higher altitudes and the shrubs. (Endangered Species Handbook)
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Why is the chinchilla endangered?
Once discovered, fur traders exported chinchillas into the United States and other areas at high rates, for domestication and for the soft fur to be made into expensive pelts. (Endangered Species Handbook)
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Current Event
Members of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) were upset upon Madonna's wearing of a coat made out of chinchilla fur. Read the full articlehere
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Subcategories
There are 18 subcategories in this category.
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