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Wet-bottom in a hamster. Wet-tail, wet-bottom or proliferative ileitis, is a disease of hamsters. It is precipitated by stress. Even with treatment, the animal can die within 48–72 hours. [1] Baby hamsters are much more likely to get the disease than older hamsters. It is commonly found when the hamster is being weaned at about four weeks of age.
A Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) playing dead A barred grass snake (Natrix helvetica) playing dead. Apparent death [a] is a behavior in which animals take on the appearance of being dead. It is an immobile state most often triggered by a predatory attack and can be found in a wide range of animals from insects and crustaceans to ...
A fresh pig carcass. At this stage the remains are usually intact and free of insects. The corpse progresses through algor mortis (a reduction in body temperature until ambient temperature is reached), rigor mortis (the temporary stiffening of the limbs due to chemical changes in the muscles), and livor mortis (pooling of the blood on the side of the body that is closest to the ground).
Hamster, The Hoarder. Your hamster’s cute cheeks are more functional than you think. According to the Journal of Aging and Biological Rhythms, the hamsters’ name is derived from the German ...
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Abigail is an adorable pet hamster who has no use of her back legs. Her 'mommy' posted a video in July of her zipping around the living room, and it's absolutely adorable!
Contagious reticulum cell sarcoma is a reticulum-cell sarcoma [1] found in Syrian hamsters [2] that can be transmitted from one hamster to another. [3] It was first described in 1945. [4] Transmission from hamster to hamster can be through various mechanisms.
A dagger, obelisk, or obelus † is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. [1] The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species or languages). [2]