For years, Sheryl Goldstein said no when her son Charlie begged for a pet chinchilla. “I’m terrified of rodents,” said the upper West Side mom. “From the front, chinchillas look like a rabbit, but ...

Is a Chinchilla a Rat or a Rabbit? A chinchilla is neither a rat nor a rabbit. It is a rodent, but it belongs to its own special family called Chinchillidae. While it may look similar to both, ...

They're furry, funny and adorable. Have you ever thought about owning a chinchilla? News 6 anchor Julie Broughton's daughter, Isla, recently became the pet parent of two of the furry rodents named ...

There are 2,050 species of rodents but none are as adorable as the chinchilla. Chinchillas are a unique mix of cute and sassy. With gentle handling, most chinchillas will become quite tame and bond ...

Scientists have rediscovered a cat-sized Chinchilla rat species while conducting field study in the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu. Previously, scientists just found the cat-sized Chinchilla rat ...

This charismatic rat discovered in Peru is the only member of its genus. DISCOVERED IN 1997 during a research expedition through the Vilcabamba mountain range in south-central Peru, the Asháninka ...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. In 2020, on a rocky hillside overlooking the vast swell of the Pacific Ocean, near the Chilean port city of Antofagasta, a local man walking ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has many vexing problems. Last week it had a stopper: a chinchilla with “the slobbers.” Its front teeth had grown so long that it could not eat. Agriculture experts ...