Growing up, Shelby Alfredson always wanted a room full of animals. Now a bedroom in her Atlanta home is dedicated to her five pet chinchillas. “I wanted to have as many as I could,” says Alfredson, 31 ...

Chinchillas Originating in the Andes Mountains of South America, chinchillas made their debut as pets in North America relatively recently. They first appeared in the U.S. during the 1920s, before ...