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American Shorthair
Among cat breeds, the American Shorthair is hugely popular with cat lovers. Its honest, good-natured looks are enough to make us want to bring one home. Below we discuss the American Shorthair breed, along with its price and how to buy one.
Silver Mosaic Chinchilla
Some Silver Mosaic Chinchillas give the illusion of being all gray, but on close look their underfur is white; most can be told apart. The Silver Mosaic Chinchilla's scientific name is South American chinchilla, and because its appearance resembles the cartoon chinchilla in Hayao Miyazaki's film 'My Neighbor Totoro,' Hong Kong people renamed it 'Silver Mosaic Chinchilla.'
Nanday Parakeet
If someone asks you the representative bird species of the Pantanal, answering Nanday Parakeet will meet no objection. Although some choose them as pets, not everyone likes them — local farmers are at odds with them, mainly because the Nanday Parakeet eats crops and directly reduces yields.
Silver Fox Rabbit
The Silver Fox Rabbit is a standard fur-breed rabbit with a soft, beautiful coat, but it has weak adaptability and has not been widely promoted or kept. Originating in the former Soviet Union, it is a precious fur-breed variety valued both for its pelt and as a pet.
Tan Rabbit
The Tan Rabbit's coat color is the result of selective breeding—not fixed, but pieced together from color blocks. It is a small-to-medium rabbit, usually kept on a small scale, and not commonly seen in the market.
Dark Green White-eye
The Dark Green White-eye is a very common member of the white-eye family, beloved by many bird enthusiasts for its pleasant song and beautiful plumage. It is distributed across many Asian countries as well as northern Africa.
St. Vincent Amazon
The St. Vincent Amazon is arguably the most brightly colored of all parrots, a large bird with dazzling plumage and one of the most beautiful Amazon species. Habitat fragility on its island home has driven it toward extinction, so captive numbers are few.
Crème D’Argent Rabbit
The Crème D'Argent (also called the Cream Rabbit) is an old French breed later introduced to and refined in the United States. Its dense cream-orange silver coat and coffee-colored eyes make it a distinctive, hardy pet rabbit.
Standard Chinchilla Rabbit
The Standard Chinchilla Rabbit is an artificial breed named for its fur, which closely resembles the South American chinchilla. Gentle, affectionate, and recognizable, it makes a good pet rabbit, though some websites wrongly use chinchilla (rodent) photos in its place.
Gray Chestnut Rabbit
The Gray Chestnut Rabbit was originally bred for high-quality fur but is now also kept as a pet. An artificial breed with a coat close to that of a wild rabbit—unusual among fur breeds—it was developed in France by breeder M.J. Dybowski, first shown in 1913, and is today a rare breed on the brink of extinction.