The original color was known as golden, but they are now bred in all solid colors and designer shades and patterns such as the black-and-white panda bear, the solid-black black bear, the white polar bear, the tan honey bear and the black-spotted Dalmatian.
Campbell's Russian dwarf hamsters also come in a variety of fancy shades, colors and markings. The winter white Russian dwarf, also known as a Siberian hamster, comes in a few different shades. Sapphire is purplish grey with a dark grey stripe on the back and an ivory belly. Pearl has white hairs sprinkled throughout the coat and sapphire-pearl combines the two colors. These hamsters may molt in the winter and grow a new white coat. The Chinese hamster usually has grey-and-brown fur with a light-colored belly and a dark stripe down his back -- a natural color pattern known as agouti.
A variation of this color pattern occurs in the white spotted Chinese hamster, which is light grey with a dark stripe on his spine. The Roborovski dwarf hamster is sandy gold with white on his belly and over his eyes. There are over 20 species of hamsters, which are related to voles, lemmings, and mice.
Only five species are common as pets. Wild hamsters are found throughout much of Europe and Asia. All hamsters are nocturnal, or active at night. They have terrible eyesight but their senses of smell and touch, as well as their whiskers, help them navigate. Travel 5 pandemic tech innovations that will change travel forever These digital innovations will make your next trip safer and more efficient. But will they invade your privacy? Go Further. Animals Wild Cities This wild African cat has adapted to life in a big city.
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In the wild, they dig burrows, which are a series of tunnels, to live and breed in. Hamsters will also store food in their burrows. Living underground keeps wild hamsters cool in hot climates. Some hamsters are very social, while others are loners. For example, the Syrian hamster doesn't like living near other hamsters. They are very territorial and should never be put in a cage with other hamsters.
It will bite the other hamster, and may even kill it. Dwarf hamsters, on the other hand, are social and like to have a friend nearby. Wild hamsters will hibernate if the weather gets cold enough.
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