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The wild (but friendly) dogs are looked after by a group of US volunteers. They hang around the security checkpoints, so are well fed and socialised.
1 Απρ 2023 · A new study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.
The descendants of pets abandoned by those fleeing the Chernobyl disaster are now striking up a curious relationship with humans charged with guarding the contaminated area.
26 Απρ 2023 · Radiation—revealed in this composite image by a unique gamma camera—still emanates from contaminated materials, but visiting for brief periods is safe. Tourists often fed the dogs before the ...
8 Μαρ 2023 · In the study, the scientists took blood samples from 132 dogs near the power plant, 154 strays in Chernobyl City and 16 strays in Slavutych and sequenced their genomes.
3 Μαρ 2023 · Dogs living in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant industrial area are genetically distinct from other dogs, but scientists don’t yet know if radiation is the reason.
More than 800 dogs are estimated to be living in and around Chernobyl, often fed by power plant workers who return to maintain the facility. They exist in three distinct populations, though this new analysis revealed a surprising amount of genetic overlap and kinship ties between them.
