What Is a Chinchilla? | Wonderopolis

2019-3-15 · Chinchillas are small rodents native to the Andes Mountains in South America. Their name means “little Chincha" because they are named after the Chincha people of the Andes. The Chincha were known for wearing the soft, velvety fur of the chinchilla. Chinchilla fur is extremely soft because each hair follicle sprouts about 60 hairs.. For more than a hundred years now, wild chinchillas have ...

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