Not a Syrian, not a dwarf, not a Chinese. . .

[pinky]

About the endangered European Hamster, a "ten-inch citizen of France":

www.nytimes.com/2011/06/10/world/europe/10hamsters.html?_r=1&hp

My friend posted this link on my FB page with the words, "Zee French hamster is a beeg hamster!"

[Die Fledermaus]

I have long known of them. I saw them being handled with CHAIN MAIL gloves. Not good as pets; endangered.

Interesting article! Thanks.

[Hamsters82]

Oh yeah I've seen them in my wildlife books; it always amazes me how an animal so small (and I mean small as compared to a wolf or hawk) can survive in the wild when we keep their relatives as pets.

I hope France starts to wake up and start protecting them again. All of God's creatures need protecting!

[Die Fledermaus]

I keep trying to Like posts such as that, but this isn't Facebook!

(BTW, I am rereading that book you gave me four years ago - "Turning Points in Military History". Thanks again.).