Wild hamsters might sound like a cartoon concept, but they are real animals that live across large parts of Europe and western Asia. They are also far larger and more complex than the small pet ...

If you have young children, chances are you get weekly, if not daily, requests for a pet. While a family cat or dog is a right of passage for many, it can be a lot of responsibility for children who ...

Hamsters seem to have a more optimistic outlook when they have access to creature comforts. Photo: Steimer, C./Corbis Hamsters have feelings, too. Just as people are inclined to interpret the world ...

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Wild hamsters in France are eating their own babies alive because the new farming methods are causing their habitats to "collapse", researchers have found. Scientists say farmland European hamsters, ...