CHINCHILLA  , a small See also:

• GREY, CHARLES GREY, 2ND EARL (1764-1845)
• GREY, HENRY GREY, 3RD EARL (1802-1894)
• GREY, LADY JANE (1537-1554)
• GREY, SIR EDWARD
• GREY, SIR GEORGE (1812–1898)

grey hopping rodent mammal (Chinchilla lanigera), of the approximate See also:

• SIZE

size of a See also:

• SQUIRREL
• SQUIRREL (Fr. ecureuil)

squirrel, inhabiting the eastern slopes of the See also:

• ANDES

Andes in See also:

• CHILE, or CHILI (derived, it is said, from the Quichua chin , cold, or tchili, snow)

Chile and See also:

• BOLIVIA

Bolivia, at altitudes between 8000 and 12,000 ft . It typifies not only the genus Chinchilla, but the See also:

• FAMILY

family Chinchillidae, for the distinctive features of which see See also:

• RODENTIA

RODENTIA . The See also:

• ORDINARY (med. Lat. ordinarius, Fr. ordinaire)

ordinary chinchilla is about so in. in length, exclusive of the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long tail, and in the See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of its See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head somewhat resembles a See also:

• RABBIT

rabbit . It is covered with a dense soft furs in. long on the back and upwards of an See also:

• INCH (O. Eng. ynce from Lat. uncia, a twelfthpart; cf. " ounce," and see As)

inch in length on the sides, of a delicate See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French grey See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, darkly mottled on the upper See also:

• SURFACE

surface and dusky See also:

• WHITE
• WHITE, ANDREW DICKSON (1832– )
• WHITE, GILBERT (1720–1793)
• WHITE, HENRY KIRKE (1785-1806)
• WHITE, HUGH LAWSON (1773-1840)
• WHITE, JOSEPH BLANCO (1775-1841)
• WHITE, RICHARD GRANT (1822-1885)
• WHITE, ROBERT (1645-1704)
• WHITE, SIR GEORGE STUART (1835– )
• WHITE, SIR THOMAS (1492-1567)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM ARTHUR (1824--1891)
• WHITE, SIR WILLIAM HENRY (1845– )
• WHITE, THOMAS (1628-1698)
• WHITE, THOMAS (c. 1550-1624)

white beneath; the ears being long, broad and thinly covered with See also:

• HAIR (a word common to Teutonic languages)

hair . Chinchillas live in burrows, and these subterranean dwellings undermine the ground in some parts of the Chilean Andes to such an extent as to cause danger to travellers on horseback . They See also:

• ASSOCIATE (Lat. associates, from ad, to, and sociare to join)

associate in communities, forming their burrows among loose rocks, and coming out to feed in the See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• MORNING

morning and towards sunset . They feed chiefly on roots and See also:

• GRASSES

grasses, in See also:

• SEARCH, or VISIT AND SEARCH

search of which they often travel considerable distances; and when eating they sit on their haunches, holding their See also:

• FOOD
• FOOD (like the verb " to feed," from a Teutonic root, whence O. Eng. foda; cf. " fodder "; connected with Gr. lrareicOae, to feed)

food in their fore-paws . The See also:

• INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians in See also:

• HUNTING (the verbal substantive from " hunt "; O. Eng. huntian, hunta; apparently connected with O. Eng. hentan, Gothic hinpan, to capture, O.H.G. hunda,booty)

hunting them employ the See also:

• GRISON (Galictis vittata); a carnivorous mammal, of the family Mustelidae, common in Central and South America and Mexico. It is about the size of a marten, and has the upper surface of a bluish-grey tint, and the under surface is dark brown. The grison l

grison (Galictis vittata), a member of the See also:

• WEASEL (Putorius nivalis)

weasel family, which is trained to enter the crevices of the rocks where the chinchillas See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie concealed during the See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day . The See also:

• FUR (connected with O. Fr. forre, a sheath or case; so " an outer covering ")

fur (q.v.) of this rodent was prized by the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

ancient Peruvians, who made coverlets and other articles with the skin, and at the See also:

• PRESENT

present day the skins are exported in large See also:

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF
• NUMBERS, PARTITION OF

numbers to See also:

• EUROPE

Europe, where they are made into muffs, tippets and trimmings . That chinchillas have not under such circumstances become rare, if not See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct, is owing to their extraordinary fecundity, the See also:

• FEMALE

female usually producing five or six See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young twice a See also:

• YEAR

year . They are docile in disposition, and thus well fitted for domestication . The Peruvian chinchilla (C. brevicaudata) is larger, with relatively shorter ears and tail; while still larger See also:

• SPECIES

species constitute the genus Lagidium, ranging from the Andes to See also:

• PATAGONIA

Patagonia, and distinguished by having four in See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place of five front-toes, more pointed ears, and a somewhat differently formed See also:

• SKULL

skull .

(See also See also:

• VISCACHA, or

VISCACHA) . (R .