Chinchilla is a funny and cute little animal, loved by many as a pet. During this relatively short time, many interesting facts and stories were collected as a household pet about Chinchilla, which will be discussed further.
Few people know that the chinchilla was tamed by the Indians of South America, which they called Chincha.
In the wild, only chinchillas with a gray color are found, but in the last century, chinchillas and other colors were extracted by geneticists: ebony, homoebony, sapphire, purple, beige, white, black velvet.
People inhabit chinchillas in the highlands of the Andes in South America.
Animals live in colonies.
Chinchillas do not see well, but they have an excellent sense of smell, with which they are well-oriented.
The life span of a chinchilla is about 20 years.
The front feet grow much faster than the rear legs and have five fingers, in contrast to the rear ones, on which four fingers are located.
To ensure that the sand does not get into your ears during bathing, the ears have special membranes that seal the ears during the procedure.
With the help of its body structure, namely the skeleton, the chinchilla can shrink vertically and can penetrate even the narrowest mink and cracks.
Chinchillas do not shed, but only drop their wool in case of danger or in a stressful situation.
The dense undercoat of the chinchilla does not allow the settling of parasites (mites, fleas).
As a protective reaction, chinchillas are sometimes fired upon by an opponent with a stream of urine.
The female chinchilla is much larger than the male.
When the chinchilla does not like something, it produces strange sounds similar to grunting or chirping.
Chinchilla is a peaceable animal, but in case of any danger, she can stand up for herself by biting the offender with sharp teeth.
Chinchillas have very thick fur and is the world record holder of animals for its density.
Chinchillas lack sweat glands, which is why they do not smell at all.
Chinchilla does not bathe in the water, because of the lack of sweat and sebaceous glands, they immediately get wet and do not stay on the water.
