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 ...

Little Chinchilla kits are born relatively well-developed and fully furred, and they are fully capable and eager to explore their surroundings shortly after they are born. Their eyes are fully open, ...

The Chincha tribe lived high in the Andes mountains in South America. When Spanish explorers came upon the tribe in the 1500s, they were intrigued by the robes the Chincha wore, which had been crafted ...