Hamsters can carry almost half their body weight in their cheeks, and now this impressive feat has been caught on camera in an unprecedented way. Using X-rays, researchers from the BBC filmed a Syrian ...
A hamster that suffered a prolapsed cheek pouch is doing well after undergoing surgery. Mr Pickles was handed into RSPCA Derby, where officers found he had the condition, which can be caused in ...
IN our laboratory, it was thought that work being done on oviduct physiology could be fostered by observing segments of oviduct under the influence of hormones and autonomic drugs. As transplants, the ...
Hamsters can stuff their cheeks with up to 20% of their body weight. Most of the time, they fill their cheeks with food, but sometimes mother hamsters store their babies in their cheeks for protection ...
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