The owners of those pricey coats got an unwelcome surprise: Chinchilla fur doesn’t last long, and after a couple of years, it falls out. That’s due to fur slipping, which happens when a ...

Their name refers to the color and texture of their fur, similar to a chinchilla’s fur. Once a popular breed, especially in the meat and rabbit fur industries, the American Chinchilla Rabbit is ...

Often kept as pets, chinchillas are also prized for their luxuriously soft fur and were nearly driven to extinction because of the demand. Chinchilla fur was originally mottled yellow-gray in the ...