These are the first questions already answered!Chinchilla Trivia... For Points!!

[Stacy]

(19)  The other type chinchilla was also considered extinct in the wild, but was "re-discovered” in 1975.  Which one was it? Chilean (Chinchilla lanigera) Correcrt!  JM

Jo Ann you ask some really good questions. I have been looking for some of these or a wile and still don't know for sure it this is right.

[Stacy]

(15)  Chinchilla Lanigera, a division of the chinchilla species, still live in the wild in  Aucó,Northcentral Chile. Most make their homes on the steep North facing slopes of the mountains.Correct! JM
(17)  A ban against chinchilla hunting was made in 1929, but not strictly enforced until 1983 when the CNR was established.    What was the CNR?Chinchilla National Reserve  Correct! JM

[Jo Ann]

Questions still needing to be answered in the second set of questions concerning the Science of Chinchillas are: #6, #12, #13, #18, #20, #22, #23 and #25!
All answers can be found in the Chinchilla Club Magazine by searching the back issues!
Good Luck!

 
Jo Ann

[Abby W.]

#6--I believe they are called "black"  Correct! JM and are separated into categories of light, medium, and dark

#12--white and beige and both were seen for the first time in 1955 Correct! JM

#13--The first violets were born in Rhodesia, S. Africa,  and were sold to the Sullivan ranch in California You are mixing two different questions here.

#18 the last sighting of the short-tailed chinchilla in the wild (C. Brevicaudata) was in 1953 Correct! JM

[Abby W.]

#20-they are considered to have one of the most valuable furs Correct! JM

#22-50 hairs in one follicle 50+ Correct! JM

#23-they have three pairs of mammary glands-6 glands total   Since this is one of the two questions I took from an article I wrote for the Chinchilla Club Magazine ... May I ask your source, please.  I based this question and it's answer on what my exotic pet vet told me.

#25-fresh pellets, fresh hay, fresh water, pumice stone for grinding their teeth, and I am going to guess things to chew on to keep their teeth healthy and the proper length (safe wood blocks, cardboard tubes, etc) Correct! JM

[Jo Ann]

All questions 1-25 have been answered ... the next 25 questions will be based on the California Chins Website at: http://www.cachins.org/ IF  I can get permission from CA Chins. Start reading and studying!

 
Jo Ann

[Abby W.]

Jo Ann,

I got my answer about the mammary glands from the following:
Companion Animals: Their Biology, Care, Health, and Management
by Karen L. Campbell, DVM, MS - University of Illinois, James E. Corbin, Ph.D. - University of Illinois, John R. Campbell, Ph.D. - Oklahoma State University

I actually found it published by Prentice Hall as an online text, but it can also be bought hardcover.  I really like this book because it seems (at first glance anyway, I certainly haven't read the whole book yet) to have a lot of good information on many species of pets (which is a good thing for my house)

Hope this is helpful!   

[Jo Ann]

Thanks ... I'll check at the local Barns & Noble Bookstore.
If my vet was wrong or I misunderstood her, I want to make sure I get it right, regardless.
My article is on my second website Luv 'N Chins II at: http://www.geocities.com/jobernstein1949/. 
It's under  *Nursing & Damage Control, actually it's about Jamie, Janice and their mom Juliet.

 
Jo Ann

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5 points for Sweetnessheart

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15 for Stacy

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30 points for Abby