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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Small, furry, and full of personality, rodent pets have captured the hearts of animal lovers worldwide. Whether you’re considering bringing home your first pocket pet or you’re a seasoned rodent ...

Ed Stoddard is a Johannesburg-based journalist with a focus on resource industries, wildlife, economics, and the environment in Africa. A Reuters correspondent for 24 years, he is now a regular ...

The relocation of the world’s most expensive population of rodents will finally begin again next week, high in the Chilean Andes. Gold Fields said last year that it had been given the green light to ...