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Roborovskis (Phodopus roborovski) are the smallest of the hamsters commonly kept as pets; they are also the fastest. On average, they live the longest of any pet hamsters, living about three to three and one-half years of age.

They are easily startled and are generally quite shy but curious. They're social and usually sleep together in one place. They aren't good pets for families with children. They are the worlds fastest hamsters. They're obviously also not a good fit for someone who wants a hamster that they can cuddle. Roborovski's are certainly not cuddlers. They are generally the size of a thumb and can easily squeeze through the bar of the cage, so careful consideration of cage choice is important. Because of their size and speed, Roborovski's are best for people who prefer to observe rather than to play with their pet.

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Image of a roborovski fr:Hamster de Roborovski ja:ロボロフスキーハムスター pl:Chomik Roborowskiego

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+{{Taxobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Phodopus roborovski | author = [[K. A Satunin|Satunin]] | date = 1903}}
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-{{Taxobox genus entry | taxon = ''[[Mesocricetus]]''}}
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-The '''Syrian Hamster''' or '''Golden Hamster''', ''Mesocricetus auratus'', is the best known member of the [[rodent]] [[subfamily]] [[Cricetinae]], the [[hamster]]s.  They may now be [[extinct]] in nature, but are popular as house pets all across the world, and are also used in scientific research. Adults grow from 12.5 to 17.5 cm (5 to 7 inches) in length, and in captivity will usually live from 2 to 3 years.
+[[Image:Roborovski hamster.jpg|left|200px]]
+'''Roborovskis''' ('''''Phodopus roborovski''''') are the smallest of the [[hamster]]s commonly kept as [[pet]]s; they are also the fastest. On average, they live the longest of any pet hamsters, living about three to three and one-half years of age.
-==Biology==
+They are easily startled and are generally quite shy but curious.  They're social and usually sleep together in one place. They aren't good pets for families with children.  They are the worlds fastest hamsters.  They're obviously also not a good fit for someone who wants a hamster that they can cuddle. Roborovski's are certainly not cuddlers. They are generally the size of a thumb and can easily squeeze through the bar of the cage, so careful consideration of cage choice is important. Because of their size and speed, Roborovski's are best for people who prefer to observe rather than to play with their pet.
-Like most members of the smelly little rodent family the Marie is the most common golden hamster genus...98% of all golden hamsters have the Marious maximous genus...They are usually short and contain small amounts of protein which is why most die at birth...the small 2% who survive will however live sucessful lives only if they eat there daily recommendation of 2 lbs of choclate or any falvour of icecream....
-Like most members of the subfamily, the Golden Hamster has expandable cheek pouches, which reach from its cheeks to its shoulders.  In the wild, hamsters are [[larder hoarding|larder hoarders]], and they use their cheek pouches to transport food to their burrows.  They can load a remarkable amount of food into their pouches; their name in the local [[Arabic language|Arabic]] dialect in the area where they are found translates as "father of saddlebags" &#1571;&#1576;&#1608; &#1580;&#1585;&#1575;&#1576;.  If food is plentiful, they will store it in large amounts, and it has been reported that 25 kg of grain was found in the burrow of a single hamster.
+==External links==
+[http://www.petwebsite.com/hamsters/images/roborovski.jpg Image of a roborovski]
-Most hamsters in American and English pet stores are Syrian Hamsters.  ''Teddy Bear'' is a term sometimes used for the longhaired variety of the Syrian Hamster, and the so-called ''Black Bear'' hamster is just a Syrian Hamster with black fur. All of them may well indeed be the descendants of a single mother.
+[[fr:Hamster de Roborovski]]
+[[ja:ロボロフスキーハムスター]]
-Golden Hamsters have been used in scientific research, in the study of many diseases, and also in the study of behaviour.  They have a number of [[fixed action pattern]]s that are readily observed, including scent-marking.
+[[pl:Chomik Roborowskiego]]
-It is widely used in medical research, particularly in airway and respiratory physiology research.
-== Discovery of the Syrian Hamster ==
-In [[1839]] [[Britain|British]] [[zoologist]] [[George Robert Waterhouse]] reportedly found an elderly female hamster in Syria, naming it ''Cricetus auratus,'' the Golden Hamster. The hamster's fur was on display at the [[British Museum (Natural History)]].  The Syrian Hamster was then ignored by European science for the next century. Around 1930, zoologist and Professor at the University of Jerusalem [[Israel Aharoni]] found a mother and litter of hamsters in the [[Syria]]n desert. By the time he got back to his lab, most had died or escaped. The remaining hamsters were given to the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]], where they were successfully bred. They were a bit bigger than the ones Waterhouse found, so they were named ''Mesocricetus auratus'', although they were probably the same species. ''Mesocricetus auratus'' is the currently accepted scientific name of Syrian Hamsters.
-Descendants of these hamsters were shipped to scientific labs around the world, for use as research animals. They arrived in the [[United Kingdom]] in 1931, and in 1938 reached the United States. Just about all Golden Hamsters are descended from the original litter found in Syria, except for a few that were brought into the United States by travellers who found them in the desert. A separate stock of hamsters was imported into the US in 1971, but it isn't known if any of today's North American pets are descended from them.
-''See also [[Hamster]] for a general discussion of hamsters and hamsters as pets.''
-==External link==
-*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=10036&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock Genome information]
-*[http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/thumbnails.php?album=9 Pictures of a Syrian or golden hamster]
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