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Hamsters are color blind.
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Being natives of the desert, hamsters like to conserve water – they often eat their own droppings to stockpile water.
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Golden (Syrian) Hamsters Originated from Syria.
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In the wild, a hamster’s burrow can be up to six feet deep.
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Hamsters can remember their relatives.
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Hamsters can have up to 7 babies at a time.
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Baby hamsters are called ‘puppies’.
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Hamsters are excellent escapologists.
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Hamsters love fresh milk.
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Music mogul Simon Cowell had 18 hamsters when he was growing up.
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Hamsters can be taught their name and respond to it.
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Hamsters can only see up to six inches in front of them.
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A human year is equal to 25 hamster years.
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The gestation period for the female hamster is 16 days.
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Hamsters are indigenous to Asia’s deserts.
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The male hamster is called a ‘buck’ – the female is called a ‘doe’.
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Hamsters are allergic to cedar.
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The name hamster derives from ‘Hamstern’, the German word meaning ‘to hoard’