Hamsters are nearsighted and colorblind. To find their way through dense fields, they rely on scent trails. Philippe Massit/ Courtesy National Office of Hunting and Wildlife Mathilde Tissier was no ...

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 ...

A monotonous diet of corn can cause hamsters to become cannibals that eat their young alive. In a new study, researchers in France wanted to know why the critically endangered European hamster ...