Unexpectedly Funny Things to do with Hamsters When You're Bored

The Ark in Space veers off its usual scientific agenda today by showing us some things to do with hamsters when you're bored. It sounds quite possibly a little scary for the hamsters involved (the one above certainly has a slightly worried look on his face!) but is actually a rather amusing post about a very sweet looking creature.  Plus there are plenty of interesting facts about the little tykes too!

Image by kind permission of Flickr User pyza*

BOB

If you have ever felt like a hamster on a wheel, then spare a thought for the real thing! Bob is wonderfully enjoyable animated short which features an amorous hamster in pursuit of the rodent of his dreams. And what a pursuit it is, taking in more places around the world than you could shake a club class ticket at!

This was created by a team of students at the Filmakademie Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany and for many of them this was their first attempt at creating something of this length and complexity. We have to say that their work has paid off in spades – this is a brilliantly realized animation.

Oh – keep watching it after the credits start rolling….

Edward the Hamster

If you have been considering buying a hamster as a pet then this may well put you off, despite the distinct possibility that it will have you snorting your coffee through your nose.  It is a short animation for Edward the Hamster based on BBC Radio Four’s A Series of Psychotic Episodes.

It was written and illustrated by Miriam Elia, animated and produced in After Effects. And it’s very funny.