Here’s a fun fact about chinchillas: they clean their fur by rolling around in dust. Another fun fact about chinchillas is that they’re adorable, but that one is a bit more obvious. The YouTube ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Chinchillas, native to the Andes mountains in South America, clean ...

The Potrero Hill Petco doesn't carry gerbils. There aren't any rabbits. It doesn't even have a ferret. But it does have chinchillas. "It's like having a large rat, but they take dust baths, and they ...

Chinchilla’s dense fur prevents parasites from surviving in it. A chinchilla’s coat doesn’t dry when wet due to the density, so they bathe with fine volcanic ash to remove oil and dirt. Female ...

Naturalist David Mizejewski introduces Kathie Lee Gifford and Dean Cain to animals who can make interesting pets, including lop and lionhead rabbits, a bearded dragon, and a chinchilla taking a dust ...