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If I tell you to imagine a hamster you would probably picture the furball in a cage, on a wheel. But while these rodents are incredibly popular as pets, some of them still live in the wild.

Around the world, there are about 26 different species of wild hamsters that are spending their days away from captivity, and Bored Panda has compiled a list of them to show you that these little creatures are one of the cutest things you could meet outside and deserve more than to be hamster pets.

The European hamsters, which are mostly depicted here, are known to build vast food storage chamber systems underground, that can hold up to 65 kg of food for their wintering. A truly impressive amount for such a tiny and cute hamster!

From chewing on some corn to enjoying the smell of a flower, these hamsters in the wild prove they aren't just building burrows to hide from vicious predators. Scroll down to take a look at these adorable puffy-cheek fellows in their natural habitat and upvote your favorite pictures.

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Patricia Bruggeman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That Monday feeling when you start with a positive feeling and then everything goes southways

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debbi spencer
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The sequence is a bit suspect. How did he eat 1/2 the kernels, then fall and the kernels are back on the cob??

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Joe Reaves
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol. Yes obviously didn't happen in that order. Clearly a follower of the mantra if at first you don't succeed (suck seed? sorry), try try again. Fell on his a**e but went back for another try and got his reward.

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Angel
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

HAHA!! Looks like he just literally fell into a food coma

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Judy Semmens
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This looks very staged. One stem of maize (sweet corn), with a cob very close to the ground, sticking out of what appears to be someone's lawn. If it were a field of maize there would be more stalks of maize.

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Neeraj Jha
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we just photoshop this to that branch being a mic hanging from the ceiling? Mr. Kennedy types..

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Lorrene
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Julian Rad how did you make these amazing pictures? I loooooooooove em

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Neeraj Jha
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"She loves me... She loves me not... to hell with that, this looks tasty.. "

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Valerie Davis
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow, so these run wild in Europe...does anyone take them as pets? Great pictures!!!

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