South American chinchilla belongs to the American chinchilla family of the suborder porcupine, which is native to the Andes of South America and has an average life span of 10 ~ 20 years. It is nicknamed "My Totoro" by Hong Kong people, because it resembles the Totoro movie created by Miyazaki Hayao. The existing species are short-tailed and long-tailed, and long-tailed chinchillas are generally kept as pets. Vegetarian animals, whose staple food is chinchilla food and ladder grass, need to grind their teeth frequently. Very afraid of heat, the living environment should be cool and ventilated. Gentle personality, lively and active, like to jump, curious. After breeding and domestication, they can know their masters and do simple movements, and are distributed in South America.

Foreign name

South American chinchilla

Another name

Cashmere, chinchilla, chinchilla

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South American chinchilla

Latin scientific name

My Neighbor Totoro

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Origin and domestication of main varieties, morphological characteristics and habits of historical varieties, feeding methods, color, growth environment, main environmental knowledge, common diseases during pregnancy, and precautions for childbirth.

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South American chinchillas belong to the family of South American chinchillas of the suborder porcupine, a mammal and rodent. Many people think of mice when they mention them, but they are completely different from mice. The main difference is that mice are omnivores and South American chinchillas are vegetarians. Rats have double ovulation tubes, while South American chinchillas have single ovulation tubes, so rats (including hamsters) can give birth to a litter every 20 days, while South American chinchillas can only give birth to 1-2 twice a year, and the probability of giving birth to 1-2 once is 80%.

Short-tailed chinchillas and long-tailed chinchillas

There are two kinds of South American chinchillas: short-tailed chinchillas and long-tailed chinchillas. The only difference between them is that the short-tailed South American chinchilla has a shorter tail, thicker neck and shoulders and smaller ears. The short-tailed South American chinchilla is endangered. Long-tailed South American chinchillas are rare, but they can still be found in the wild. It is generally believed that the domestic chinchilla originated from the long-tailed chinchilla.

country of origin

South American chinchillas are native to South America. Fossils show that South American chinchillas originated in the Andes and never migrated to other places. It is impossible to know the exact time when they really evolved from rodents, but their history began about 5 thousand years ago. For more than 1000 years, the Incas, an ancient tribe in South America, used chinchillas as food, clothes and sacrifices.

/kloc-In the 6th century, when Europeans discovered that the fur of this small animal was so soft, they killed a large number of South American chinchillas. /kloc-At the beginning of the 9th century, South American chinchillas were on the verge of extinction. Later, thanks to M.F.Chapman, an American, who brought 1 1 animal back to California and successfully bred there, he had the opportunity to raise this lovely little animal today.

South American chinchillas are native to the Andes in South America, and caves and cracks at an altitude of 1600 feet are their settlements. The local weather is dry and the temperature difference between day and night is large. South American chinchillas usually rely on some tropical plants (such as bark, roots, cactus) for a living, so they are extremely vital.

Wild South American chinchillas are found to feed on plants, fruits, seeds and small insects. This eating habit is not suitable for the digestive system of South American chinchillas in China. They mainly eat special granular grains and ladder grass. If they swallow seeds or nuts, they will cause disease and even death.

Domestication history

The name of South American chinchilla comes from the local Indians-Chincha people, who feed on South American chinchilla and wear clothes.

In the15th century, an Indian race named Chincha caught these small animals as food and made beds out of their fur. They also wear robes woven with chinchilla fur. (The Spanish named this small animal Totoro after the Chinchas family. )

Later, Chincha was conquered by the powerful Inca Empire. According to the laws of the Inca Empire, Chincha people were forbidden to wear robes made of South American chinchilla fur. They immediately became the exclusive furs of the Inca royal family, and only Inca nobles were allowed to wear them.

/kloc-In the 6th century, Spanish conquerors sought noble sacrifices for their queen, and the Incas were conquered by the Spanish in turn. Legend has it that a special envoy wanted to please the queen and gave her a big box full of jewels and gold products. He wrapped the box in a chinchilla robe stolen from the Inca chief. However, the emissary he sent stole the jewels, only put forward the box containing the robe of South American Totoro, and then ran away. The queen was overjoyed by such exquisite and noble fur. The thief was found and brought back to court, and was pardoned for torture and death. But because of this rare and exquisite fur, because the queen has never seen more beautiful and luxurious fur than South American chinchilla before.

Since then, South American chinchillas have been known to the civilized world, and countless Spanish women are also looking for the same fur as their queen. It is so soft, light, delicate, elegant and full of luster that people can't put it down. It makes people feel lucky to see South American chinchilla. Therefore, Spaniards in South America are as keen on seeking South American chinchillas they are on gold and precious stones. The news that there are such rare and lovely furs in the world spread quickly in Europe.

Historically, gold diggers invited Englishmen who loved hunting and other wild sports to the Andes, because red foxes began to spread in the natural habitat of South American chinchillas. Every weekend, the British hunt foxes, but foxes hunt South American chinchillas every day. Due to the demand for fur and the killing of foxes, the number of chinchillas in South America has gradually decreased and is on the verge of extinction. South American chinchillas 19 18, and the governments of Chile, Peru and Bolivia have legislated to protect fur exports. However, it is impossible to save South American chinchillas from extinction. In the same year, Mathias F. Chapman, an American mining engineer, learned about the valuable value of South American chinchillas in Chile by chance. A local Indian migrant worker brought this precious animal to a mining camp. Mathias F. Chapman realized the valuable value of South American chinchillas and was shocked by their tragic fate, so he considered catching some and bringing them back to the United States for breeding to save this species. His partners thought that South American chinchilla was actually extinct, and previous efforts to raise it artificially failed, so when he submitted a plan to save South American chinchilla to his partners, they thought he must be crazy. Even so, he began to gather some Indian migrant workers and promised them a lot of gold to buy every live South American chinchilla. Four years later, some of these precious animals were collected in the Andes where 23 Indian tribes lived. * * * 8 men and 3 women, 1 1. They were allowed to take back to China. Chapman spent several months transporting them from the plateau at an altitude of 10000 feet to the port gradually, so as to adapt them to the changes of environment, altitude, temperature and humidity. Along the way, ice was used to lower the room temperature, and they were fed local food. 1923 In February, he finally transported the South American chinchilla to the port of San Pedro, California, and successfully propagated there, which saved the South American chinchilla from extinction.

From the beginning of 1923 1 1 South American chinchilla, the development of South American chinchilla industry was slow. At 1950, the artificially bred South American chinchillas sold for several thousand dollars per pair. In this market exploration, anyone with vision can see the broad prospects of South American chinchilla industry. These people found a huge potential market for chinchilla fur in South America. They set up an organization to create a South American chinchilla fur market. It is estimated that there are about one million South American chinchillas in the world, with the largest number in the United States, followed by Canada, Argentina, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Chile, Uruguay and other countries.

Variety type

South American chinchilla belongs to the suborder porcupine, a completely independent species. There are four kinds of South American chinchillas * *: short-tailed chinchillas, king chinchillas, Costina chinchillas and Lanigera chinchillas (a mixture of short-tailed chinchillas and Costina chinchillas). The South American chinchilla we see is a hybrid of short-tailed chinchilla, Costina chinchilla and La Nina chinchilla. It is difficult to find a purebred Brevicoudata, Costina or Lanigera, so there is no difference between purebred and hybrid among all South American chinchillas.

Biologically, they are a unique species of chinchillas.

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