Most of the time, they fill their cheeks with food, but sometimes mother hamsters store their babies in their cheeks for protection. Hamster cheeks contain pouches that resemble small deflated ...

These elastic pouches extend all the way to their shoulders and can expand significantly to hold large amounts of food. Once safely back in their burrow, the hamster unloads its stash, creating a ...

of its length became bright red. The flat tip of the heated rod was immediately applied to the everted cheek pouch of the hamster under anesthesia. Application of the rod for more than thirty ...