- Fact 2 - Crepuscular is a term used
to describe some animals that are primarily active during
twilight, that is at dawn and at dusk
- Fact 3 - Chinchillas grow teeth
almost continuously, throughout their lifetime
- Fact 4 - The Chinchilla has the
softest fur in the world
- Fact 5 - The Chinchilla can jump up
to 5 feet above their head
- Fact 6 - Chinchillas can
spontaneously release a patch of fur to escape the clutches of a
predator
- Fact 7 - A female chinchilla breeds
twice a year
- Fact 8 - Chinchilla stats and
facts
- Weight: 400-500 grams
- Length: 10-14 inches
- Height: 5-6 inches
- Habitat:
Burrows or crevices in rocks
- Lifespan: 10 -15 years
- Diet: the Chinchilla eats seeds,
fruit, grass, small insects, frogs and bark
- Fact 9 - The predators of
chinchillas include birds of prey, skunks, cats, large birds,
snakes and dogs
- Fact 10 - Because chinchillas are
so small, it takes between 100 and 200 animals to make one fur
coat
- Fact 11 - The chinchillas birth
weight is 35 grams or more with an average of 2 kits per litter
- Fact 12 - The Chinchilla come in a
variety of colors including white, black, beige, standard grey,
sapphire and violet
- Fact 13 - The Chinchilla bathes in
dust rather than water
- Fact 14 - The eyes of the
Chinchilla are typically dark or ruby red in color
- Fact 15 - The collective name for a group is a
Colony
- Fact 16 - Males are called Male
- Fact 17 - Females are called Female
- Fact 18 - The names given to babies are
kits
- Fact 19 - Many people keep
chinchillas as pets - they do not have fleas!
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