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Having A Bad Day? Here’s 48 Wild Hamsters

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If I tell you to imagine a hamster you would probably picture the furball in a cage, on a wheel. But while these rodents are incredibly popular as pets, some of them still live in the wild.

Around the world, there are about 26 different species of wild hamsters that are spending their days away from captivity, and Bored Panda has compiled a list of them to show you that these little creatures are one of the cutest things you could meet outside and deserve more than to be hamster pets.

The European hamsters, which are mostly depicted here, are known to build vast food storage chamber systems underground, that can hold up to 65 kg of food for their wintering. A truly impressive amount for such a tiny and cute hamster!

From chewing on some corn to enjoying the smell of a flower, these hamsters in the wild prove they aren't just building burrows to hide from vicious predators. Scroll down to take a look at these adorable puffy-cheek fellows in their natural habitat and upvote your favorite pictures.

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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

His fur is such beautiful colors! This pic is GENIUS! Great shot!!

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Eyeball 7 years ago

I bet he loves chin tickles

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Silent Skeleton 7 years ago

Me too though

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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

I want to frame and hang this one!!!

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layne 7 years ago

love his mask

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Hans 7 years ago

Sniff sniff

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layne 7 years ago

Welcome home

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Hans 7 years ago

Nom bom nom nomnoooooom

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Ilze Darguže 7 years ago

Bro, do you even lift?

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LunasTeam 7 years ago

hide and seek?

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MARIA ANFEROVA 7 years ago

"I will pick this flower and give it to my friend," said Hamster.

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Lilith Lavine 7 years ago

BOO

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Alia Gail 7 years ago

no fricking way to cute

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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

#thuglife The rappin Hamstah!

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Hans 7 years ago

Wow... What kind of club is this?

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LunasTeam 7 years ago

smells soooo good

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Hans 7 years ago

Cuteness and curiosity

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Nash Nopper 7 years ago

I am in love <3

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layne 7 years ago

not my day

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Hans 7 years ago

Parcours?

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Neeraj Jha 7 years ago

Can we just photoshop this to that branch being a mic hanging from the ceiling? Mr. Kennedy types..

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Hans 7 years ago

Flying hamster...

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Elizabeth Lazorchak 7 years ago

His cheeks are so cute and fat

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Eyeball 7 years ago

I really wanna rub his belly

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Eyeball 7 years ago

Beautiful colors

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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

Boop!

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Melody Lanzatella 7 years ago

The tiny fingers!

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Anastasiia Bogolepova 7 years ago

What?! Ahahaha omg I'm in love ❤️❤️❤️

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layne 7 years ago

Peep'n

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Lorrene 7 years ago

Julian Rad how did you make these amazing pictures? I loooooooooove em

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layne 7 years ago

Can you believe - someone just left this here?

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Eva Bryson 7 years ago

Let's see if I can stuff one more flower!

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Neeraj Jha 7 years ago

"She loves me... She loves me not... to hell with that, this looks tasty.. "

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Char Char 7 years ago

Hey, wait up guys!

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Dorothy Cloud 7 years ago

Does it tickle as it goes down?

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Demavive la Lune 7 years ago

"Let me just melt in this bush now..."

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Lilith Lavine 7 years ago

I am dying

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Dorothy Cloud 7 years ago

Eeny, meiny, miney, Moe!

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Cristina Alves Moreira 7 years ago

How do you smoke this stuff?...

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Gillian Black 7 years ago

oh no someone has started this one

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Suzanne Jones Suzi Jones 7 years ago

Man, this stuff is delicious, just can't get enough, lol.

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Cheeba 7 years ago

Homenum Revelio!!

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layne 7 years ago

little cutie

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Gillian Black 7 years ago

got my leaf where is yours

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Char Char 7 years ago

OMG it's a buffet!

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Jenn 7 years ago

too cute!

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Gillian Black 7 years ago

shhh be very still and no one will see me

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Valerie Davis 7 years ago

Wow, so these run wild in Europe...does anyone take them as pets? Great pictures!!!

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As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

As a writer and image editor for Bored Panda, Giedrė crafts posts on many different topics to push them to their potential. She's also glad that her Bachelor’s degree in English Philology didn’t go to waste (although collecting dust in the attic could also be considered an achievement of aesthetic value!) Giedrė is an avid fan of cats, photography, and mysteries, and a keen observer of the Internet culture which is what she is most excited to write about. Since she's embarked on her journalistic endeavor, Giedrė has over 600 articles under her belt and hopes for twice as much (fingers crossed - half of them are about cats).

What do you think ?

Miklós Nagy 7 years ago

Finally something NOT about how a certain celebrity dressed for halloween.

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An Ambitious Lemon 7 years ago

For real! So tired of celebrities!

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Cassie 7 years ago

Yes, I can stop for a moment and appreciate the fact that wild hamsters exist. ^_^

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Master Markus 7 years ago

They actually seem to be better in the wild than as pets. I hear about them getting easily stressed around humans. When it comes to furry rodents, rats seem to be the best pets because of their intelligence, and that they have been bred domestically for considerably longer (18 or 19th century compared to the hamster's introduction as a pet in 1939.) Rabbits have been domesticated since the Middle Ages, making them pretty good pets as well, though they aren't as smart as rats.

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Just a Purpler 7 years ago

They're just... so... stinking... CUTE (i think i just peed a little)

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Miklós Nagy 7 years ago

Finally something NOT about how a certain celebrity dressed for halloween.

36points

An Ambitious Lemon 7 years ago

For real! So tired of celebrities!

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Cassie 7 years ago

Yes, I can stop for a moment and appreciate the fact that wild hamsters exist. ^_^

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Master Markus 7 years ago

They actually seem to be better in the wild than as pets. I hear about them getting easily stressed around humans. When it comes to furry rodents, rats seem to be the best pets because of their intelligence, and that they have been bred domestically for considerably longer (18 or 19th century compared to the hamster's introduction as a pet in 1939.) Rabbits have been domesticated since the Middle Ages, making them pretty good pets as well, though they aren't as smart as rats.

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Just a Purpler 7 years ago

They're just... so... stinking... CUTE (i think i just peed a little)

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