chinchillas

When they are crossed with chinchillas, that is, with a paler sub-variety, the young are at first pure albinoes, but soon become dark-coloured in certain parts of their bodies, and are then called Himalayans.

The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. Charles Darwin 1845

Now this variety is less sought after, and self-silvers, commonly called chinchillas, are in demand. "

Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others Helen M. Winslow

Livia, the last book my husband indexed was a how-to on chinchillas.

Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Is book indexing right for you? 2009

Two little chinchillas sat inside the faces of Dick and Richeena.

CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel 2009

As many as 70 mink are needed to make a single full-length mink coat, similarly it takes 20 foxes to make a coat, 40 raccoons, 40 rabbits, and as many as 200 chinchillas.

Andy Stepanian: Pinnacle: Cruelty-Free Fashion Insiders Reinvent an Icon, Lampoon Wintour (PHOTOS) Andy Stepanian 2011

I always knew chinchillas were up to something … five stars.

CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel 2009

This is where the chinchillas told me of how my wickedly stupid cousin Haggis and his evil partner Mr. Sneaky took over — and renamed — the island of Happy Loving Chinchilla Love Land and are kidnapping chinchillas and performing horrible consumerism-zombification experiments on them.

CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel 2009

Since KC missed the opportunity: Those chinchillas make this a real tail to amaze. * rimshot* kcball Says:

CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel 2009

That, and getting chinchillas out of their dicky people-suits and back to having fun.

CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel 2009

Haggis and Sneaky then extort favors from the chinchillas in exchange for flat-screen TVs and cell phones.

CYRIL MACK AND THE VERY COLD CUP OF TEA • by Kevin Shamel 2009