Do hamsters kill each other?

Do hamsters kill each other?
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Syrian hamsters are solitary creatures certainly, we got the kids a couple a few years back &...well, it was like hamstergeddon. Neither had the chance to kill the other as we recognised the hostile nature immediately & seperated them, not before time.
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