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Hamsters are rodents, of the same zoological family as rats, mice, and guinea pigs and some zoologists say, rabbits. When I was a kid I thought hamsters were an artificial life formj-crazy as it sounds, you only saw mature ones for sale-never baby hamsters, and they seemed to be standard-bred to size rather like keys or industrial products. they are natural animals, of course, but are selectively bred as are many animals used for experimental and laboratory tasks.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 16y agoWell, the name hamster comes from the German hamstern , meaning "to hoard" Well, the name hamster comes from the German hamstern , meaning "to hoard"
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∙ 15y agoI believe it is Latin, derived from the word pig...I think the original word was : amster-hey
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∙ 10y agoFrom Syria, the country they originate from.
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∙ 14y agoSyria or your local pet shop/breeder
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