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Chinchilla Information
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There were over a million of the animals trapped and their pelts shipped to Europe. In the beginning of the 20th century the South American governments passed laws banning the animal’s hunting. In terms of habitat erosion the animals are still endangered.
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Chinchilla Information -
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These animals came from high up in the Andes Mountains of South America in Peru, Chile, and Bolivia. In the 1500s the Spanish conquered the Chinca Indians and brought the animal’s fur to Europe as gifts to royalty. Wild animals’ colonies were hunted almost to extinction, during the 1800s. Find chinchilla information on farms; also, acquire species' photos.
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