Native to the Andes Mountains in South America, the chinchilla is considered as one of the commercially valuable fur bearers in the world. The history of this animal does not actually begin with them raised as pets in private homes and farms. The real origin actually goes back as early as 16th century when the chinchilla was used in the fur trading industry after the Spanish who conquered the Chinca Indians discovered little fur balls and found the chinchillas in high demand for their pelts. From then on, the fur traders and manufacturers have made chinchilla fur coats which became a must-have for the well-to-do families and royalties in Europe in the late 1700s.
According to several researches, the making of the first chinchilla fur coats took several days of completion. One reason for this is that chinchillas are not easy to trap. Aside from that, you need to kill a number of them before you can make a whole chinchilla fur coat. It was even noted that those who first crafted chinchilla fur coats have taken approximately 100 chins just to make one coat. And, because of the early killings of chinchillas, the population of chins in the wild by the end of the 19th century became scarce. The chinchilla fur coats saw an enduring popularity since its early beginnings. Perhaps a valid reason for this growing popularity of chinchilla fur coats is that the chin fur is considered throughout the world as the softest. Numerous reports have in fact revealed that the chin fur is thirty times softer than the human hair. Also, the chinchilla fur has a higher density than the other land animals. It was found out that more than 20,000 hairs per square centimeter are found in chins. It is further worth noting that the chinchilla fur is so dense that the skin parasites cannot survive on one. And, if compared to the human hair which grows from one follicle, the chin fur is so dense that more than fifty hairs will grow from a single follicle. It is due to this density and softness that chinchilla furs are deemed great for fur coat.soundcloud1 soundcloud2 soundcloud3 soundcloud4 soundcloud5 soundcloud6 soundcloud7 soundcloud8 soundcloud9 soundcloud10 soundcloud11 soundcloud12 soundcloud13 soundcloud14 soundcloud15 soundcloud16 soundcloud17 soundcloud18 soundcloud19 soundcloud20 soundcloud21 soundcloud22 soundcloud23 soundcloud24 soundcloud25 soundcloud26 soundcloud27 soundcloud28 soundcloud29 soundcloud30 soundcloud31 soundcloud32 soundcloud33 soundcloud34 soundcloud35 soundcloud36 soundcloud37 soundcloud38 soundcloud39 soundcloud40 soundcloud41 soundcloud42 soundcloud43 soundcloud44 soundcloud45 soundcloud46 soundcloud47 soundcloud48 soundcloud49 soundcloud50 soundcloud51 soundcloud52 soundcloud53 soundcloud54 soundcloud55 soundcloud56 soundcloud57 soundcloud58 soundcloud59 soundcloud60 soundcloud61 soundcloud62 soundcloud63 soundcloud64 soundcloud65 soundcloud66 soundcloud67 soundcloud68 soundcloud69 soundcloud70 soundcloud71 soundcloud72 soundcloud73 soundcloud74 soundcloud75 soundcloud76 soundcloud77 soundcloud78 soundcloud79 soundcloud80 soundcloud81 soundcloud82 soundcloud83 soundcloud84 soundcloud85 soundcloud86 soundcloud87 soundcloud88 soundcloud89 soundcloud90 soundcloud91 soundcloud92 soundcloud93 soundcloud94 soundcloud95 soundcloud96 soundcloud97 soundcloud98 soundcloud99 soundcloud100 soundcloud101 soundcloud102 soundcloud103 soundcloud104 soundcloud105 soundcloud106 soundcloud107 soundcloud108 soundcloud109 soundcloud110 soundcloud111 soundcloud112 soundcloud113 soundcloud114 soundcloud115 soundcloud116 soundcloud117 soundcloud118 soundcloud119 soundcloud120 soundcloud121 soundcloud122 soundcloud123 soundcloud124 soundcloud125 soundcloud126 soundcloud127 soundcloud128 soundcloud129 soundcloud130 soundcloud131 soundcloud132 soundcloud133 soundcloud134 soundcloud135 soundcloud136 soundcloud137 soundcloud138 soundcloud139 soundcloud140 soundcloud141 soundcloud142 soundcloud143 soundcloud144 soundcloud145 soundcloud146 soundcloud147 soundcloud148 soundcloud149 soundcloud150 soundcloud151 soundcloud152 soundcloud153 soundcloud154 soundcloud155 soundcloud156 soundcloud157 soundcloud158 soundcloud159 soundcloud160 soundcloud161 soundcloud162 soundcloud163 soundcloud164 soundcloud165 soundcloud166 soundcloud167 soundcloud168 soundcloud169 soundcloud170 soundcloud171 soundcloud172 soundcloud173 soundcloud174 soundcloud175 soundcloud176 soundcloud177 soundcloud178 soundcloud179 soundcloud180 soundcloud181 soundcloud182 soundcloud183 soundcloud184 soundcloud185 soundcloud186 soundcloud187 soundcloud188 soundcloud189 soundcloud190 soundcloud191 soundcloud192 soundcloud193 soundcloud194 soundcloud195 soundcloud196 soundcloud197 soundcloud198 soundcloud199 soundcloud200 soundcloud201 soundcloud202 soundcloud203 soundcloud204 soundcloud205 soundcloud206 soundcloud207 soundcloud208 soundcloud209 soundcloud210 soundcloud211 soundcloud212 soundcloud213 soundcloud214 soundcloud215 soundcloud216 soundcloud217 soundcloud218 soundcloud219 soundcloud220 soundcloud221 soundcloud222 soundcloud223 soundcloud224 soundcloud225 soundcloud226 soundcloud227 soundcloud228 soundcloud229 soundcloud230 soundcloud231 soundcloud232 soundcloud233 soundcloud234 soundcloud235 soundcloud236 soundcloud237 soundcloud238 soundcloud239 soundcloud240 soundcloud241 soundcloud242 soundcloud243 soundcloud244 soundcloud245 soundcloud246 soundcloud247 soundcloud248 soundcloud249 soundcloud250 soundcloud251 soundcloud252 soundcloud253 soundcloud254 soundcloud255 soundcloud256 soundcloud257 soundcloud258 soundcloud259 soundcloud260 soundcloud261 soundcloud262 soundcloud263 soundcloud264 soundcloud265 soundcloud266 soundcloud267 soundcloud268 soundcloud269 soundcloud270 soundcloud271 soundcloud272 soundcloud273 soundcloud274 soundcloud275 soundcloud276 soundcloud277 soundcloud278 soundcloud279 soundcloud280 soundcloud281 soundcloud282 soundcloud283 soundcloud284 soundcloud285 soundcloud286 soundcloud287 soundcloud288 soundcloud289 soundcloud290 soundcloud291 soundcloud292 soundcloud293 soundcloud294 soundcloud295 soundcloud296 soundcloud297 soundcloud298 soundcloud299 soundcloud300
