what is the history of hamsters?

Answer 1

Which of the 20 recognized breeds?
http://www.hamstercare.co.uk/1breeds.html

Time for development of domesticated/laboratory breeds:
http://www.geocities.com/dominant_spot/hamster.html

According to the compact OED, the word origin is:
— ORIGIN High German hamustro ‘corn-weevil’.
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/hamster?view=uk

I admit the earlier entries are far more amusing.

Answer 2

They colonized many worlds but when they landed on earth, they found that they were not the giants they were on many other planets. When confronted by the animal that would be their doom, they found refuge with many small bi peds that were able to stifle the felines attacks by protecting them inside a variety of containers many with cedar chips that had a hypnotic effect on these creatures. The aromatic wood chips were such a powerful new experience to these small creatures they soon became addicted to it's enchanting fragrance. The long term effects of this mysterious new intoxicating material was similar to the opium dens of the 1900 era. The most striking effect took the power of speech away from these unfortunate creatures. The lasting effect was the inability of this once proud space faring race to communicate with each other, a condition that lasts to this day. Rescue missions to retrieve the lost members were unsuccessful as the rescuers were put under the same spell that befell the original visitors.

Answer 3

Hamsters built their own civilazation, but humans warred against them. At the war's end, the sun was blotted out, and the Hamsters decided to use human brain power for energy. They built the Matrix to keep humans occupied, but some escaped to found the city of Zion deep under the earth's crust.

Answer 4

Hamsters were originally bred in medieval times from mice and guinea pigs, as a gift to Pope Innocent X.

Answer 5

They are the remnants of an alien race of superintelligent beings, having escaped from Area 51 decades ago, but doomed to enslavement on the treadmills due to lacking the resources to educate their young properly to their true potential.

Answer 6

They fought along side the Union Army during the Civil War.

Without them the North would have been lost.