Peculiar pals.Last October, a snake at a zoo in Tokyo, Japan, refused to eat frozen mice. So zookeepers offered it live prey--a hamster hamster, Old World rodent, related to the voles, lemmings, and New World mice. There are many hamster species, classified in several genera. All are solitary, burrowing, nocturnal animals, with chunky bodies, short tails, soft, thick fur, and large external cheek . Surprise! Rather than swallowing swallowing or deglutition Act that moves food from the mouth to the stomach. The tongue pushes liquid or chewed food mixed with saliva into the pharynx. the rodent rodent, member of the mammalian order Rodentia, characterized by front teeth adapted for gnawing and cheek teeth adapted for chewing. The Rodentia is by far the largest mammalian order; nearly half of all mammal species are rodents. whole, the snake appeared to become pals with it. The two are now cage-mates at the Mutsugoro Okoku zoo, and the 2-year-old snake has started eating frozen meals, |
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