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Hamster

Hamsters are rodents belonging to the subfamilyCricetinae. The subfamily contains about 25 species,classified in six or seven genera.[1]

Hamsters are crepuscular. In the wild, they burrowunderground in the daylight to avoid being caught bypredators. Their diet contains a variety of foods, includingdried food, berries, nuts, fresh fruits and vegetables. In thewild they feed primarily on seeds, fruits and greens, and

will occasionally eat burrowing insects.

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They haveelongated fur-lined pouches on both sides of their headsthat extend to their shoulders, which they stuff full of foodto be stored, brought back to the colony or to be eatenlater.

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Although the Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was first

described scientifically in 1839, it was not until 1930 that researchers

were able to successfully breed and domesticate hamsters.[3] Pet

Syrian hamsters are descended from hamsters first found and

captured in Syria by zoologist Israel Aharoni.[4]

Although the Golden Hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was

first described scientifically in 1839, it was not until 1930

that researchers were able to successfully breed and

domesticate hamsters.[3] Pet Syrian hamsters are descended

from hamsters first found and captured in Syria by zoologist

Israel Aharoni.[4]

Hamster behavior can vary depending on theirenvironment, genetics, and interaction with people.

Because they are easy to breed in captivity, hamsters are

often used as lab animals in more economically developed

countries. Hamsters have also become established as

popular small house pets.[3]

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Characteristics

Hamsters are stout-bodied, with tails shorter

than body length, and have small furry ears,

short stocky legs, and wide feet. Their thick,silky fur, which can be long or short, can be

black, gray, honey, white, brown, yellow, or

red depending on the species, or a mix of any

of those colors.

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Classification

Taxonomists generally disagree about the most appropriateplacement of the subfamily Cricetinae within thesuperfamily Muroidea. Some place it in a family Cricetidaethat also includes voles, lemmings, and New World rats andmice; others group all these into a large family calledMuridae. Their evolutionary history is recorded by 15extinct fossil genera and extends back 11.2 million to 16.4million years to the Middle Miocene Epoch in Europe andNorth Africa; in Asia it extends 6 million to 11 million years.Four of the seven living genera include extinct species. One

extinct hamster ofCricetus, for example, lived in NorthAfrica during the Middle Miocene, but the only extantmember of that genus is the common hamster of Eurasia.

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