BY PRISHA RATHORE
STAFF WRITER
The chinchilla is a small rodent that is commonly found with gray fur, and with “velvety rounded ears” (San Diego Zoo). There are two types of chinchillas, domestic, and wild chinchillas. Wild chinchillas live in herds that contain 100 animals; Surprisingly when chinchillas have kits, male chinchillas can help raise them. Also, when kits are abandoned, “another female may come and rescue [the kits] and feed [them] (San Diego Zoo). The long-tailed and short-tailed chinchillas are two different chinchilla species. Sadly, Chinchillas are endangered and their numbers drop day by day.