Wild hamster photography

Julian Rad, a Wildlife photographer from Austria, shows the most lovable wild animal shots of squirrels, hamsters, and foxes that you’ve probably ever seen. I recently came across this professional photographer on Instagram and I instantly fell in love with his adorable animals and their funny images. Back in 2015, he won the renowned Comedy Wildlife Photography Award with his image of a running hamster, titled "Rush hour".

The European hamster, (Cricetus cricetus), also known as the Eurasian hamster, black-bellied hamster or common hamster, is the only species of the genus Cricetus. It is native to a large range in Eurasia, extending from Belgium to the Altai mountains and Yenisey River in Russia. Where abundant the animal is widely considered a farmland pest, and it has also been trapped for its fur. Across its global range, it is considered of least concern, but in many individual Western European countries…

Have you ever seen a wild hamster?

Global Wildlife Conservation on Instagram: “Did you know: Hamsters aren’t just pets! There are actually 26 known species of wild hamster and one of them, the European Hamster, is in…”

European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) / Hamster d'Europe / Image by nayana_willemyns (Nayana Willemyns) from instagram

Did you know that wild hamsters exist? Me neither, until I saw the hamster images of Julian Rad, a wildlife photographer from Austria.

If I tell you to imagine a hamster you would probably picture the furball in a cage, on a wheel. But while these rodents are incredibly popular as pets, some of them still live in the wild.

. ~Earwigging~ . . Please check @fairytalenature too 😊. . Very young and urban wild European hamster [Cricetus cricetus]...#Austria 2018 .…

“European hamsters (Cricetus cricetus), sadly, are a threatened species nowadays,” notes Austria-based photographer Henrik Spranz. “They’re much larger than the...