chinchillas

plural of chinchilla

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Noun
  • Sonoma County Animal Services said its officers responded to the resident's call and discovered that the otter was actually a tiny baby American mink.
    Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The American mink likely wandered into the resident's yard from the riverbank, according to the Sonoma County Animal Service.
    Noe Padilla, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Keep Out Host Animals Ticks love to catch a ride on host animals like deer, rabbits, and chipmunks.
    Heather Bien, The Spruce, 23 June 2026
  • The sea urchin omelette is unexpected and satisfying, as is the rabbit sausage.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • This enables researchers to track spatial and temporal trends for many Wisconsin species, such as black bears, bobcats, coyotes, opossum and raccoons.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Critter Control offers specialized pest control plans to get rid of raccoons, squirrels, rats, mice, bats and more.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • Gassing of the muskrat runs, or burrows, was also tried.
    Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
  • 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.
    Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • There’s an art gallery, the Birds of Prey Center, an otter exhibit, and Desertarium, which features turtles, snakes, lizards, frogs, and more.
    Lauren Jones, Travel + Leisure, 14 June 2026
  • Here's what to know about Splash the otter.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 June 2026
Noun
  • Both minks and otters are mustelids, a family of carnivores that also includes badgers, weasels, and wolverines.
    Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • 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.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
Noun
  • The wire seals certify a vessel had either been decontaminated and inspected for invasive species or was last launched in the Lake Tahoe basin, agency officials said in a news release.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Aside from hotel-quality designs, the bedding brand takes pride in their fair-trade practices and non-toxic materials, and has earned Fair Trade Certified and Global Organic Textile Standards (GOTS) seals.
    Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Rabies is often found in bats, raccoons, skunks, and foxes, but any mammal can be infected.
    Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • There are numerous color choices, including toffee, fox, mood indigo, soft pink, blue pearl, lava rock, and toasted coconuts.
    Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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