Enter your email address below to get Food News delivered straight to your inbox. Watching tiny animals eat on the Internet is probably high up there in workplace pastimes. However, if you were able to learn something cool along the way, then maybe your five minutes on YouTube wouldn't be a complete waste of time. To get a more detailed look at how the mini mammal is able to fit so much food into its face, the hamster is X-rayed. It's fascinating to see how much the tiny creature is capable, and willing, to shovel into its mouth before it gives up. Those cheeks definitely aren't just for show.
X-ray Video Shows Exactly How Much Can Hide in Hamster's Chubby Cheeks - video dailymotion
Do you want to remove all your recent searches? For You Explore. All recent searches will be deleted. Cancel Remove. Watch fullscreen. Using an X-ray camera, the show reveals exactly what happens when those cute hamsters start mashing treats into their cheeks. The video claims that hamsters don't secrete saliva while stuffing their cheek pouches with food so that it stays fresh and dry, while the X-ray footage shows that the pouches actually extend all the way to the critter's hips.
X-ray video shows exactly how much can hide in hamster's chubby cheeks
This site uses cookies and by continuing to browse it you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Read our cookies policy. Hamsters are chubby, short-tailed rodents that live mostly in long underground burrows. Most kinds of hamster hide away from predators during the day and night, coming out at dawn and dusk to hunt for seeds and grains.
Hamsters and gerbils are both very widely-loved, common pet companions. Gerbils are much more active and sociable than hamsters. This comes with a number of benefits and drawbacks.