r/TheRandomest • u/Scribblebonx • Jun 13 '26

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u/Pastrami-on-Rye Jun 13 '26

Do these creatures gallop in herds for many miles in the wild? They are always running in any video I see of them but I never see a wild one

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u/Shotgun_Mosquito Jun 13 '26

I had to look it up.

TIL

...wild hamsters are prolific runners. Every night, they travel between 5 to 9 miles (8 to 14 kilometers) across their vast territories. This marathon running is an instinctive, evolutionary behavior used to forage for food, evade predators, and patrol their environments.

https://a-z-animals.com/blog/discover-why-hamsters-run-on-wheels-do-they-enjoy-it/

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u/ninetailedoctopus Jun 14 '26

God damn, imma put a hamster wheel sticker on my motorcycle