An unofficial but positive holiday is celebrated every year on April 12 – World hamster day (World Hamster Day). The date of the celebration was chosen in honor of the start of the domestication of cute animals, which took place on this day in 1930. Then the zoologist Israel Aharoni went to the fields in search of rodents.

It all started with Syrian hamsters, which, by the way, remain the most popular type of pet fur today.

Interesting Facts

• There are 19 varieties of hamsters.
• Hamster is translated from German as treasure.
• These animals come from Syria.
• Fluffy animals live up to 5 years.
• Hamsters read a person’s mood and are capable of different emotions.
• They swim well, which helps them with their cheeks.
• Rodents have excellent memory, hearing and sense of smell, but their vision is poor.

April 12 is a good opportunity to feed your pet something delicious and spend this day with him.