Hamsters have a surprisingly short literary history compared with animals like rabbits and mice.
For most of history...
The extent of hamsters in literature would be in history books and other scientific articles.
But things changed in 1930, when Israel Aharoni captured Syrian hamsters in Syria for research.
After Israeli's discovery...
Hamster's started being popularized in not just literature, but in pop culture as a whole.
We now see entire trends revolve around hamsters, such as the "Hamsterdance".
See if YOU know...
Either of these hamster names from pop culture!
Hamtaro Rhino
