king chinchilla

[ann1]

I read in a couple books about a "king" chinchilla that is now extinct, does anyone know anything about them or have any pictures of what they looked like? I heard they were way bigger then our furry friends and lived at a higher elevation. Not much else was said about them and i'm curious if anyone else knows anything. Didn't quite know where to post this thread so sorry if it doesn't go here.

 

[MyFuzzies]

I found this....I wonder if this is a "king" chinchilla???

http://www.ngsprints.co.uk/popup_image.php?pID=118372&image=0

 

[RMC]

The king chinchilla is thought to be a subspecies or type of the Brevi. chin. Many differant types or subspecies where given names ,ie the "cordillerana"," Indiana" "boliviana""costina" "raton" Some even argue that the "raton" was a seperate species .most think it was a subspecies /variation of the Costina. Some even debate if Costina was a seperate species or a subspecies of the lanigera.

 

[greychins]

Oh it's a vischacha!! I WANT ONE!! haha. I got another pic of one for you...

Aren't they adorable? I wanna get one and just squeeze it....

 

[Essentia]

I love this picture from the first link. Look at all that flub!

 

[Brandon]

I agree, Essentia! Look at the chubbiness! So cute!

 

[xBetterBeSocialx]

It looks like a chin crossed with a rabbit...lol! Super cute.

 

[Chinniechantel]

So cute! I would just love to cuddle one of those things- they would need one BIG cage!

 

[Rickman]

Hope the pelting crowd doesn't get wind of these guys! They look huge! Wonder how big their litters are?
Can they be trained for guard duty?
Getting sprayed would knock you back about 5 feet!

 

[Essentia]

Hope the pelting crowd doesn't get wind of these guys! They look huge! Wonder how big their litters are?

That's probably why they are now extinct.

 

[Rickman]

Maybe they could find some DNA and clone them?

 

[starleomach]

vischacha as pictured are not exctinct.

 

[Chinniechantel]

Vischacha are not the same as the "Giant Chinchilla" which WAS hunted to extinction long ago. Not much is known about the Giant chinchilla, but they sure would be cool to see!

"The Giant Chinchilla species has been hunted to extinction.[11]" Taken from Wikipedia

 

[addictedtochins]

That picture makes me smile every time I see it so I thought I'd see if it was for sale. It is, as well as this picture, I bet it's the same chin and she's a momma.
http://www.ngsprints.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=118603
To get to their home page I had to delete the info that's past the forward slash. I am soo getting that as soon as I can.

 

[Anne-Lise]

Gosh what a cute little belly that little guy has!

 

[greychins]

OMG!! LOVE that last pic!! *LOVE LOVE LOVE* :heart3::heart3::heart3:

 

[Gumby and Elmo]

rofl they look so funny, it bringsa smile to my face everytime I look at it.

 

[6Dusters]

I'm still laughing over Rickman's comment of being sprayed and knocked back 5 feet. LOL..........too funny

 

[ann1]

So no one has ever seen a pic. Of a true "king chinchilla" then? I know they are extinct now but thought maybe someone knew more about them like size, weight, life span etc...

 

[MyFuzzies]

So no one has ever seen a pic. Of a true "king chinchilla" then? I know they are extinct now but thought maybe someone knew more about them like size, weight, life span etc...

I've searched google and see things written about them, but no photos as of yet...I'm determined to find one though!