Chinchillas are either of two species (Chinchilla chinchilla and Chinchilla lanigera) [4] of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. [5] They live in colonies called "herds" at high elevations up to 4,270 m (14,000 ft). More @Wikipedia
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