Assertion: chinchilla | /r/HasProperty | hunted to extinction
Facets:
value: in the 19th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: for its plush pelts
type: PURPOSE
value: in most of their home range
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: But because a full-length chinchilla coat contains the tiny pelts of as many as 300 individuals, by the 19th century, chinchillas had been all but hunted to extinction in most of their home range, and captive breeding programs began in an attempt to farm these valuable animals.
text: Once very common, chinchillas were hunted almost to extinction.
text: Once very common, chinchillas were hunted almost to extinction.
text: The chinchilla was hunted almost to extinction in the 19th century for its plush pelts.