Unexpected way Chernobyl's radiation exposure is affecting dogs

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Unexpected way Chernobyl's radiation exposure is affecting dogs
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Descendants of dogs abandoned after the 1986 nuclear power plant explosion in Chernobyl in north Ukraine have evolved in unexpected ways, researchers have found.

Dogs living by the former nuclear plant in Chernobyl, which exploded in 1986, are thriving Descendants of dogs abandoned after the 1986 nuclear explosion in Chernobyl have evolved in unexpected ways, researchers have found. Despite the extremely hazardous conditions they live in, two stray canine populations have not only survived over the past 38 years, they’ve actually thrived.

The dogs are descendants of pets abandoned by owners as they fled the disaster zone There are two groups of dogs, one at the plant and one in Chernobyl City A volunteer of Clean Futures Fund calms a stray dog after it was operated in an improvised animals hospital near power plant What is the Chernobyl disaster? The Chernobyl disaster saw two massive explosions at a nuclear power plant in northern Ukraine on April 25 and 26 in 1986.

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