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A dog in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, 2017. The exact origin of the populations of dogs living in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP) and the surrounding areas of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is unknown. [1] However, it is hypothesized that these animals are the descendants of pets left behind during the original evacuation of Pripyat.
The study uncovered that the feral dogs living near the Chernobyl Power Plant showed distinct genetic differences from dogs living only some 10 miles away in nearby Chernobyl City.
When we think of the Chernobyl disaster, which occurred when a reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded in 1986, we tend to consider the impact it had on humans.
“While this dog population is 30 or more generations removed from the one present during the 1986 disaster, mutations would likely still be detectable if they conferred a survival advantage to ...
Chernobyl Created the World's Rarest Dogs – via YouTube. "Chernobyl dogs are rapidly evolving in strange ways due to radiation". Earth.com; Davis, Barney (December 7, 2024). "Scientists search breakthrough on how dogs of Chernobyl survived the world's worst nuclear disaster". The Independent
According to Chernobyl disaster liquidators, the radiation levels there are "well below the level across the zone", a fact that president of the Ukrainian Chernobyl Union Yury Andreyev considers miraculous. [35] The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has been accessible to interested parties such as scientists and journalists since the zone was created.
By analysing the dogs’ DNA, the team identified 391 outlier regions in their genomes that differed between the two groups with some pointing to genetic repair after exposures similar to Chernobyl.
The name "Red Forest" comes from the ginger-brown colour of the pine trees after they died following the absorption of high levels of ionizing radiation as a consequence of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster on 26 April 1986. [1] The site remains one of the most contaminated areas in the world today. [2]