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 **Chinchillas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  ** ==Habitat:Chinchillas live in a very high type of habitat. The Andes Mountains in Chile are a popular habitat for chinchillas, but chinchillas can regularly live in any type of rocky mountain slope from the heights of 10,000 to 16,500 feet. ==

==!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Diet/What They Eat:Chinchillas have a wide variety of fiber that they eat. This includes insides of cacti, bugs, different types of grass, leaves, grubs, fruit, bark, stems, and roots. ==

==!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What Eats Them/ Predators:Chinchillas luckily do not have many predators. Chinchillas main natural predators are hawks, foxes, and eagles. But they are also killed/hunted by man.(But that's another paragraph) also if a chinchilla is ever stressed, by a predator for instance, they make a strange squawking sound. ==

==!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chinchillas Being Hunted:Now here is the another paragraph about men hunting chinchillas. Chinchillas were first found and hunted by Spanish Native Americans in the 1500's. But one day American Mathias Chapman, found a chinchilla in South America in 1923. So Mathias decided to take some chinchillas to America for their fur. But sadly the Americans liked the chinchilla fur so they kept killing the chinchillas for their fur. (Because chinchillas are said to have the softest fur in the world.) They made the chinchilla fur into coats. But the sad thing is that it is now illegal to hunt chinchillas, but people still hunt them illegally! == ==!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Chinchillas As Pets:If you ever decide to get a pet chinchilla here are some things you might want to know. ==

*Chinchillas have to take a dust bath 2 to 3 times a week to keep their fur clean and healthy.
==*You need to be very careful when picking up your chinchilla. You pick it up in both hands and cuddle it against your body so it feels secure and protected. ==

*Chinchillas sizes range from 9 to 10 inches, including the tail length of 6 inches.
==<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(242, 165, 54);">*You'll be able to find more information about what chinchillas need at your local pet store. *When picking up your chinchilla __NEVER EVER__ pick up your chinchilla by the tail or fur. You'll probably pull it's fur out! ==

== <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console', Monaco, monospace; color: rgb(208, 17, 208);">Resources:Check out these sites!!! ==