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Destructive Hamsters

Dear Explorer

Re: Destructive Hamsters

Annoying creatures these. But, I shouldn't be so awful. Creatures, after all, are a major part of my job. 

Destructive Hamsters are most well known for their ability to create gold from destruction. By this I mean that anything that has been destroyed, be it glass or a bicycle, the Hamsters are able to convert into gold. The reason for this, speculated by scientists, is entropy. As the objects are destroyed they are converted from states of high entropy to lower entropy. Destructive Hamsters are able to use the energy from this process to convert materials into gold. The name "Destructive Hamsters" is therefore a misnomer. People find the name a bit misleading because they often assume that the Hamsters themselves are destructive, but this is simply not true. 

They were first created by Alchemists in the Middle East around 500 AD. Alchemists had become a bit frustrated in their endeavours in creating the philosopher's stone and had begun to experiment with a variety of new methods. At that time there was a lot of interest in using biological methods to create gold. That is, using animals, and their spiritual and natural properties to aid in the process. One day one of the famous Alchemists began feeding his potions to hamsters. The effects of the experiment were not immediately apparent to the Alchemist, and so he released the Hamsters back into the desert. However, when he returned home he saw that a broken vase that he had put in the hamter cage a week earlier had been repaired. And it was now solid gold. He then realized that the potion that he had been feeding the hamsters caused some form of mutation. The mutation obviously then gave rise to their incredible ability. Unfortunately for him, the Hamsters were long gone.

Today, they are found mainly in Subsaharan African deserts. They look very similar to ordinary Hamsters but are deep gold in colour, and have much larger front paws. They are friendly creatures, but can be incredibly annoying. Annoying, because when they are excited they begin to "sing". Destructive Hamster "singing" can be likened to human humming. When there is a group of them, they also tend to harmonize. There is a particular tune that they like to sing. It is very repetitive, and becomes exceptionally annoying very quickly.

They live in large family groups of about ten to fifteen hamsters, but are nomadic creatures, and are known to cover distances of seven kilometers a day. Because of their excellent camoflauge, they are difficult to find. They are even more difficult to catch. It is estimated that there are about eighty to ninety family groups left in the world. There have been attempts to keep them captive and use them for the production of gold. These have all failed dismally because the hamsters are exceptionally sneaky, and can escape from any form of captivity. Some people still try and follow the groups as they move throughout the desert so as to collect gold that they create, but because the hamsters' movements, and their production of gold is so haphazard, it is usually not worth the cost required to transverse large distances of desert daily. Generally it is considered very lucky to find Destructive Hamster gold.

Destructive Hamsters are also incredible dancers, and it is quite a delight to observe one of their raucous dance parties. 

Regards

Craig Dean Anderson III

Adventurer, Romantic and Explorer