CHINCHILLA

chĭnchĭlˈə, small burrowing rodent of South America. It lives in colonies at high altitudes (up to 15,000 ft/4,270 m) in the Andes of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. One of the costliest of all furs, its soft gray pelt has been valued since the days of the Inca. The wild chinchilla was nearly exterminated before protective laws were passed. At one time over 200,000 pelts were exported from Chile. Wild chinchilla coats have cost as much as $100,000. Chinchillas are now raised on farms in South America and the United States, and this has resulted in lower prices for the skins, which are still considered among the most valuable. Chinchillas are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Chinchillidae.

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The Comparative Psychology of Audition: Perceiving Complex Sounds
Book by Robert J. Dooling, Stewart H. Hulse; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1989
Subjects: Auditory Perception, Psychology, Comparative
...Density of myelinated nerve fibers in the chinchilla cochlea . Journal of the Acoustical...summation of acoustic signals by the chinchilla". Journal of the Acoustical Society...thresholds after hair cell damage in the chinchilla". Journal of the Acoustical Society...
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Auditory Sound Transmission: An Autobiographical Perspective
Book by Jozef J. Zwislocki; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2002
Subjects: Ear--Physiology, Hearing, Sound--Transmission
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Desert Trails of Atacama
Book by Isaiah Bowman; American Geographical Society, 1924
Subjects: Atacama (Chile), Chile--Description And Travel, Physical Geography--Chile
...made to market them. They are near relatives of the rarer chinchilla. The trail from Huasco eastward climbs the long piedmont...cattle were lost, and several persons including a number of chinchilla hunters perished. Previous heavy precipitation had occurred...
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Women and Social Protest
Book by Guida West, Rhoda Lois Blumberg; Oxford University Press, 1990
Subjects: Feminism, Social Movements, Women In Politics, Women's Rights
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The Making of Social Movements in Latin America: Identity, Strategy, and Democracy
Book by Arturo Escobar, Sonia E. Alvarez; Westview Press, 1992
Subjects: Social Movements--Latin America
...Democracy in Latin America, Norma Stoltz Chinchilla 37...early stages of the project. Norma Chinchilla and Andy Zimbalist took on the task...politics in Brazil. Norma Stoltz Chinchilla is professor of sociology and director...
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Changing Networks and Alliances in a Transnational Context: Salvadoran and Guatemalan Immigrants in Southern California
Journal article by Norma Chinchilla, Nora Hamilton; Social Justice, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Central Americans--Emigration and immigration, Emigration and immigration--Social aspects, Guatemalans--Emigration and immigration, Immigrants--Social aspects, Salvadorans--Emigration and immigration
...Southern California. by Norma Chinchilla , Nora Hamilton I. Introduction...attraction" for migrants (Hamilton and Chinchilla, 1991). Examples of transnational...American Common Market (see Hamilton and Chinchilla, 1991; 1996). In contrast, although...
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Reinventing Revolution: The Renovation of Left Discourse in Cuba and Mexico
Journal article by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla; Social Justice, Vol. 26, 1999
Subjects: Books--Reviews
...of Left Discourse in Cuba and Mexico by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla Edward McCaughan, Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997...and professors interested in social change. NORMA STOLTZ CHINCHILLA is Professor of Sociology and Womens Studies, California State...
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The Utopian Nexus in Don Quixote
Journal article by Rosa Helena Chinchilla; Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 60, 2007
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Utopian Nexus in Don Quixote (Book)--Book reviews
The Utopian Nexus in Don Quixote. by Rosa Helena Chinchilla Myriam Yvonne Jehenson and Peter N. Dunn. The Utopian Nexus...ideals presented to the characters of Cervantess novels. ROSA HELENA CHINCHILLA The University of Connecticut
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WOMEN'S MOVEMENTS IN THE THIRD WORLD: Identity, Mobilization, and Autonomy
Journal article by R. Ray, A. C. Korteweg; Annual Review of Sociology, 1999
Subjects: Developing countries--Political aspects, Politics and culture--Social aspects, Sociological research--International aspects, Women in politics--Political activity, Women's organizations--Political activity
...practical, not strategic, interests. Indeed, Chinchilla (1992) argues that the central task...create particular forms of mobilization (Chinchilla 1992, Jaquette 1989, Jelin 1990, Thayer...political struggle over economic orthodoxy (Chinchilla 1990). Indeed it is the fostering of...
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Rethinking Immigration Policy and Citizenship in the Americas: A Regional Framework
Journal article by Susanne Jonas; Social Justice, Vol. 23, 1996
Subjects: Emigration and immigration--Political aspects
...Jonas, forthcoming, and Hamilton and Chinchilla, 1996.) Finally, at the social level...On all of the above, see Hamilton and Chinchilla, 1996.)(6) This set of examples suggests...over, in the Guatemalan case). (See Chinchilla and Hamilton, 1995.) In addition, as...
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Women's Movements in the Americas: Feminism's Second Wave
Magazine article by Norma Stoltz Chinchilla, Gioconda Belli, Vidaluz Meneses; NACLA Report on the Americas, Vol. 27, 1993
Subjects: Latin America, Latin America--Foreign Relations--United States, United States--Foreign Relations--Latin America
...in the Americas: Feminisms Second Wave BY NORMA STOLTZ CHINCHILLA Under the healing rays of the sun and the salty ocean air...feminism -- following the first surge of womens Norma Stoltz Chinchilla is a professor of sociology and director of the womens studies...
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Getting Defensive
Magazine article by Bob Grant; The Scientist, Vol. 23, July 2009
Subjects: Medical research, Proteins, Studies
Getting Defensive by Bob Grant The paper: D. Chinchilla et al., "A flagellin-induced complex of the receptor FLS2 and BAICI initiates plant defence," Nature, 448:497-501, 2007. (Cited...
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Stakeout on Sesame Street: Public TV's 'Liberal Bias'?
Magazine article by James Ledbetter; The Nation, Vol. 260, February 20, 1995
Subjects: Public television--Humor and anecdotes
...Public TVs Liberal Bias? by James Ledbetter He drove up in a 67 Mustang. He had a haircut that looked like a chinchilla was napping on his head. He said he had a job for me, and he wanted it done fast. My mission: Find the liberal bias in public...
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Sultry Soles: Latest Trends in Luxurious Fall Footwear
Magazine article; Ebony, Vol. 62, December 2006
Subjects: Fashion--Forecasts and trends, Footwear--Forecasts and trends
...FUR AND SKINS Courtney Crawford offers an alligator and chinchilla boot (top to bottom), patent leather and ostrich pump, leopard...sling-back heel and white nappa leather boot trimmed with chinchilla (opposite page), available at www.courtney-crawford.com. HIGH...
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The New Master of Horror Movies
Magazine article by Jaime Perales Contreras; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 61, March 2009
Subjects: Del Toro, Guillermo--Achievements and awards, Del Toro, Guillermo--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Del Toro, Guillermo--Works, Filmmakers--Achievements and awards, Filmmakers--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Filmmakers--Works, Movie directors--Achievements and awards, Movie directors--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Movie directors--Works
...military boots, he is a lesson in simplicity next to the other stars who are stepping out of their limousines all gussied up in chinchilla coats and pearls and coming over to listen to his anecdotes. Of average height and chubby, with blue eyes that peer out from...
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Ray White Rural Chinchilla Unites Strengths of Two Local Businesses
Newspaper article; The Chronicle (Toowoomba, Australia), July 3, 2009
Subjects: Real estate industry
Ray White Rural Chinchilla Unites Strengths of Two Local Businesses. LAST year saw the joining of Ray White Rural Chinchilla and Chinchilla Real Estate, two agencies who forged their business and reputation...
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Chinchilla Killer Rap
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), November 9, 2008
Chinchilla Killer Rap. Byline: By RAYMOND HAINEY A MAN has been accused of attacking his pal with a pet chinchilla after an all-day boozing session. Stuart Haldane, 25...attacked him and "struck him on the head with a pet chinchilla all to his severe injury". Another says he "seized hold...
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How Can I Stop My Chinchilla from Losing His Tail? WEEKEND: YOUR PETS
Newspaper article; Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), May 28, 2005
How Can I Stop My Chinchilla from Losing His Tail? WEEKEND: YOUR...with PDSA vet Kurt Vandamme Q. MY chinchilla seems to be losing his tail after...tail damage due to trauma, so your chinchilla may need treatment to avoid any infection...
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Could Fits Prove a Killer for My Baby Chinchilla?: Q&A
Newspaper article by Bradley Viner; The People (London, England), September 13, 1998
...Fits Prove a Killer for My Baby Chinchilla?: Q A. by Bradley Viner Q MY 15-month-old pet chinchilla has "funny turns" once or twice...fits, which are not uncommon in chinchillas and are thought to be inherited...
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Has Kate Made a Fur Faux Pas? AFTER MADONNA'S CHINCHILLA COAT, WILLS' GIRL CAUSES A STIR
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), December 8, 2006
Has Kate Made a Fur Faux Pas? AFTER MADONNAS CHINCHILLA COAT, WILLS GIRL CAUSES A STIR. Byline: ROB SINGH...singers pounds sterling35,000 coat made from the skins of 40 chinchillas upset People for Ethical Treatment of Animals, where a...
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encyclopedia articles on: Chinchilla  - 3 results

 
 
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Chinchilla
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
CHINCHILLA chinchil , small burrowing rodent of South America...has been valued since the days of the Inca. The wild chinchilla was nearly exterminated before protective laws were...time over 200,000 pelts were exported from Chile. Wild chinchilla coats have cost as much as $100,000. Chinchillas are...
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Fur
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...related mink and ermine (of the genus Mustela ), and the chinchilla, from South America. The coats of the ocelot, the wildcat...Other synthetic furs imitate Persian lamb, seal, ermine, chinchilla, and mink. Since the 1960s synthetic furs have become increasingly...
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Rodent
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...include the porcupine , capybara, nutria (or coypu), agouti , cavy (including the domestic guinea pig ), mara, and chinchilla , as well as many species whose common names include the term rat (e.g., the South American bush rat). Rabbits and hares...


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