Friday, April 12, 2013

765 - World Hamster Day


My wife tells me that April 12th is World Hamster Day!  From what I know, this was the day back in 1930 when zoologist Israel Aharoni first captured Syrian hamsters in the wild for breeding (although most of the animals escaped the Professor's cage through a hole in its bottom - how typical).  Almost all domesticated hamsters in the world are descended from this brood!