Mystery hamster rolls up

[Kira-Dee]

An example of what hamsters look like

A young boy out on his bike was shocked to see a hamster whiz past him on the street in an exercise ball.
Six-year-old Alexander Wallis- Banbury managed to catch up with the racey rodent and took him home.
His father Peter, 43, said: 'He came home delighted, shouting “Dad, I've found a hamster!”. I thought he'd more likely found a bit of fluff in the road or a ball of wool. So you can imagine how shocked I was to see a real hamster in its exercise ball.'
The family have since tried to trace the hamster's owner by putting up posters around their home in Wooburn Green, Buckinghamshire.
But nobody has come forward and they now believe the animal could have come from the next village 5km (three miles) away.
In the meantime, the hamster, which has been named Lucy, is making itself at home. The family plan to keep the pet if nobody claims it.