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Prime Video released the final season trailer for its sci-fi dramedy Tuesday, and while things still remain up in the air for Nate in Lakeview, fear not — a life-coach chinchilla is here to save the day!
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Claire Franken,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
Upload’s return promises dark AI, chinchilla life coaches and a love story for the (digital) ages in the new trailer for the Prime Video series’ final season.
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Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
This chinchilla moment was but a gateway animal obsession.
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Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 Aug. 2025
Viscachas, which are a type of chinchilla the size of a rabbit, are a good omen for astronomers at the Rubin observatory.
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Harry Goldstein,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 July 2025
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Claire Franken,
TVLine,
12 Aug. 2025
Upload’s return promises dark AI, chinchilla life coaches and a love story for the (digital) ages in the new trailer for the Prime Video series’ final season.
—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
This chinchilla moment was but a gateway animal obsession.
—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
5 Aug. 2025
Viscachas, which are a type of chinchilla the size of a rabbit, are a good omen for astronomers at the Rubin observatory.
—
Harry Goldstein,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chinchilla
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The water vole was nearly wiped out in Britain by the 1990s via habitat destruction and the introduction of American minks (Neogale vison).
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Throughout history, kings, queens and other members of the royal family have donned luxurious fur stoles, floor-length fur coats, capes with mink trims and cloaks with ermine edges (that's weasel fur).
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Keep Out Host Animals Ticks love to catch a ride on host animals like deer, rabbits, and chipmunks.
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The sea urchin omelette is unexpected and satisfying, as is the rabbit sausage.
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Wayne County prosecutors allege that on June 17, Montgomery tortured and burned a raccoon at a home in the 12000 block of Washburn Street in Detroit and posted a video on social media of the animal being burned alive.
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The ad appears to have sprung from a rumor that Wahl’s fiancee once had a pet raccoon.
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There’s the yellow, blue-nosed beaver Norb (Nick Bakay) — witty, sophisticated, sarcastic, and opinionated.
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In recent years, however, beaver reintroductions have started to become more popular in the country because these semi-aquatic rodents are amazing natural engineers.
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Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
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In fact, one quite successful muskie artificial lure is fashioned of fur in the shape of a small muskrat, and has a black soft-plastic tail.
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There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more.
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Here's what to know about Splash the otter.
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Over the next several decades, a roll call of Pennsylvania’s native animals would be extirpated, including mountain lions, wolves, wolverines, badgers, pine marten, and fisher cats; whitetail deer were nearly wiped out of the state, as were black bears and turkeys.
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Although honey badgers are often described online as though venom simply doesn’t affect them, the reality is a bit more nuanced.
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On Saturday, May 30, Forrest Galante, a wildlife biologist and tracker, shared a video of a wild sable being airlifted for treatment after the adult antelope was discovered with its horn growing backward into its own head.
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They commonly are made with strands from hogs, sables or badgers, which help the brushes hold more water.
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“Chinchilla.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chinchilla. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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