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Three weeks before the postman caterpillar turns into an adult, it eats 25,000 times its own body weight in passion flower leaves.


Do hamsters make good fathers?


Do hamsters make good fathers?
Researchers at Queen's University, Ontario, report that the male Djungarian hamster makes an excellent father and midwife. The male experiences a sympathetic pregnancy, helps with the birth and cleans the babies after they are born. However, most pet hamsters come from Syria and live a solitary life. Male Syrian hamsters make poor parents.
APRIL 27, 2000
The Globe and Mail
APRIL 27, 2000

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