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He was planning his poop and scoot maneuver. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by remotelove@lemmy.ca to c/animals@beehaw.org

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[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ooh, I didn't realize that's what chinchillas look like! I was going to guess a quokka, which it turns out is only similar in terms of also being a relatively small furry creature with a fun name 😅

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

He is from a much different part of the world. These little fellas originate from the Andes Mountains and this is the long-tail variety. His personality is wild! He is extremely expressive, quite smart and loves to play peek-a-boo.

Chinchillas are farmed for fur, unfortunately. 😢

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 4 points 9 months ago

I'm not surprised about the fur farming tbh :/

Their fur is incredibly dense and soft iirc