HAMSTER. 
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that passage, the Male sinks one perpendicular 
hole; the Female, .several. At the end of these 
formed various vaults; either as lodges for 
themselves and young, or store-houses for their 
food. Each young has it's different apart- 
ment; each sort of grain it's different vault: 
the first, they line with straw or grass. These 
vaults are of different depths, according to the 
age of the animal: a young Hamster makes 
them scarcely a foot deep ; an old one sinks 
them to the depth of four or five; and the 
whole diameter of the habitation, with all it's 
communications, is sometimes eight or ten feeU , 
The Male and Female have always separate 
burrows: for, excepting their short season of 
courtship, they have no intercourse. The 
whole race is so malevolent, as constantly to 
reject all society with one another. They will 
fight, kill, and devour, their own species, as 
well as other lesser animals ; so may be said to 
be carnivorous, as well as granivorous. If it 
'happens that two Males meet, in search of a 
Female, a battle ensues; and the Female 
makes a short attachment to the conqueror, 
after which the connection ceases. She brings 
forth 
