chinchilla

Somewhere in the government, a committee will soon convene on the question of the chinchilla.

From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2026

“The day after she arrived,” Ms. Smith wrote, “the fur coats, including one sable, one chinchilla and a mink, were missing,” apparently stolen from the actress’s hotel room.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

The scene captured on video is among the findings from an undercover investigation into conditions on Romania’s chinchilla fur farms, carried out last year by the animal welfare charity Humane Society International.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022

TL:DR: do not lick your chinchilla while you have monkeypox.

From The Verge ● Aug. 5, 2022

I’m early, as usual—partly to avoid bumping into Eddie in the hallway but also because I was hoping to hold Charles the chinchilla for a couple of minutes before class starts.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

They were the first rodents to ever set foot on the continent, where they evolved into well-known groups like guinea pigs, chinchillas, capybaras and porcupines.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024

“You weren’t just dealing with moving 400 chinchillas, which is not as hard, because they’re all one species so you can find new homes more easily for them,” Peet said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 28, 2022

Over decades, the courts have ruled that securities law applies to a wide variety of financial products, including contracts for the sale of chinchillas.

From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2022

Hundreds of samples were collected from animals also including rabbits and chinchillas, but only the hamsters have tested positive so far.

From Reuters ● Jan. 18, 2022

Between the plague of the chinchillas and Blanca’s escapades, the count wasted several months of his time.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende