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hamster
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ham·ster
/ ˈhamstər/
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n.
a solitary burrowing rodent (subfamily Cricetinae, family Muridae) with a short tail and large cheek pouches for carrying food, native to Europe and northern Asia. Its several species include the
golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), often kept as a pet or laboratory animal, and the
common hamster (Cricetus cricetus).
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HAMSTERS on the WILD Side!(behaviour of hamsters in the wild and how to care for a pet hamster)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...people call a common hamster. But you'd better...ve seen some pet hamsters, but have you ever...measuring a common hamster. He has put a covering over the hamster's face. The covering...more about common hamsters--where they go...
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Hamsters predisposed to sucrose-induced cholesterol gallstones (LPN strain) are more resistant to excess dietayr cholesterol than hamsters that are not sensitive to...
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 6/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Hamsters Predisposed to Sucrose-Induced...Excess Dietary Cholesterol than Hamsters That Are Not Sensitive to...acids. The Syrian golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) is...Khallou et al. 1991). Hamsters basically differ from rats...
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Hamster education
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 2/8/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...s departure, the hamster cage was getting full...of buying back baby hamsters for a few shekels...paw - give it a little hamster cast perhaps? This too is part of our hamster education, I said...next day, the other hamsters had decapitated their...
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Hamsters Fed Diets High in Saturated Fat Have Increased Cholesterol Accumulation and Cytokine Production in the Aortic Arch Compared with Cholesterol-Fed Hamsters with Moderately Elevated Plasma Non-HDL Cholesterol Concentrations1
Magazine article from: The Journal of Nutrition; 2/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...atherosclerosis. F^sub 1^B Golden Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus), in 2 groups of...plasma was collected from food-deprived hamsters (16 h) for plasma lipid measurements. Hamsters were then ranked according to their plasma...
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The hamsters who are keeping racing on track; hamsters,racing.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/9/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...directions) six champion hamsters trundle down a wooden...s only International Hamster Handicap. Granted...the unseen world of hamster-racing to the masses...in the hope of The hamsters have been competing...30pm final today in the Hamster Wacky Races Stakes...
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Win the hamsters.(The Pet Store)
Magazine article from: Fun For Kidz; 3/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...three children have a total of three hamsters. How can you split them up so that each of you has at least one hamster?" "That's easy," said Lenny...split them up if there were FOUR hamsters?" Jenny said, "Well, I could...
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Zhu Zhu Pets[TM] Hamsters Invade the United States!
Business Wire; 9/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...alternatives to real live hamsters, Zhu Zhu Pets[TM] hamsters don't poop, die...dart around in their hamster tubes and busily scurry...adventure mode where the hamsters explore their habitat...hamsterworld for your hamster to play in and explore...
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Day at the hamster races
Newspaper article from: Winnipeg Free Press; 9/13/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...equipped with pet hamsters the size of army...called a "dwarf hamster," a microscopic...hopefully, one of the hamsters will accidentally...allowed to nudge your hamster's ball (you know...as you want. The hamsters seem to like encouragement...to do was give my hamster a name. I ...
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Hip, happy hamsters
Newspaper article from: The Malay Mail; 4/4/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...are thinking of getting another hamster, make sure you disinfect the...is nice to keep more than one hamster since hamsters are indeed cute and entertaining...and safe to keep more than one hamster in a cage as the animals will...
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Tularemia associated with a hamster bite--Colorado, 2004.(Brief Report)
Newspaper article from: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; 12/31/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...availability of implicated hamsters for testing. Nonetheless, the hamster that bit the patient...the timing of the hamster bite, reports of illness among hamsters, and the deaths of hamsters at the pet store indicated an infected hamster as the likely source...
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Hamsters
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...about 18 species of hamsters, all of which are...black-bellied hamster ( Cricetus cricetus...hoardings of the common hamster to retrieve the...feed. Like other hamsters, this species carries...all of the golden hamsters presently in captivity...length of the golden hamster is about 6 ...
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hamster
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...colored than the common hamster, with white underparts...tailed, or Eurasian, hamsters ( C. cricetulus ) are...mostly vegetarian. Other hamsters are found in Europe...and species of the hamster genus Mystromys, called...are found in Africa. Hamsters are classified in the...
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golden hamster
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
golden hamster ( Mesocricetus auratus ) See CRICETIDAE .
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Reiche, Dietlof 1941-
Book article from: Something About the Author
...Peril finds the articulate hamster in the clutches of the dastardly...Freddy and dissect his tiny hamster brain in order to determine...survives the horrible ordeal. The hamster again joins forces with his...a group of field-dwelling hamsters find their home turf threatened...
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Cepeda, Joe
Book article from: Something About the Author
...I, Freddy: Book One in the Golden Hamster Saga, Scholastic, Inc. (New York...Freddy in Peril: Book Two in the Golden Hamster Saga, Scholastic, Inc. (New York...the Rescue: Book Three in the Golden Hamster Saga, Scholastic, Inc. (New York...
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