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Among their many talents, hamsters have a secret trick for storing food on the run. Spacious cheek pouches on either side of their mouth are used to carry food back to underground storage chambers.

A hamster that suffered a prolapsed cheek pouch is doing well after undergoing surgery. Mr Pickles was handed into RSPCA Derby, where officers found he had the condition, which can be caused in ...

With seasonal travel gearing up, we’re a bit jealous of animals that have cheek pouches, aka built-in luggage. Cheek pouches are expandable pockets inside the mouth that start at the cheek and can ...

The riddle of how a hamster stuffs so much chow into its cheeks is solved by an inside look at how those pouches operate. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist ...