Saturday 8 August 2009

Hamster Facts...

Came across this one evening, its quite interesting.

Want to Know some Interesting Facts about the Hamster?

Domestication of the hamster began in 1930 when a zoologist found one mother and twelve young hamsters in the Syrian Desert (to the North of Israel).

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The gestation period of a Syrian hamster is about 16 days.

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The hamster gets its name from a German word for storing food.


'Whoo hoo! I love learning new facts.' said Nessie

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