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 ...

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 ...

The short-tailed chinchilla, a high-altitude South American rodent, was hunted almost to extinction in the 19th and 20th centuries for its highly prized fur. It’s now endangered, and one small colony ...