Nature is more resilient than we imagine.
The world was shaken to the core forty years ago, on April 26, 1986, when an explosion in reactor number 4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant that destroyed the reactor core and ignited a graphite fire.
The worst nuclear disaster in history unfolded.
A massive plume of radioactive material was released into the atmosphere, contaminating large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia, with fallout spreading across much of Europe.
But today, four decades later, on contaminated land that is still too dangerous for human life, a variety of animals have returned to the exclusion zone.
Watch: blue dogs in Chernobyl – it’s actually not radiation, but a dye used in portable toilets.
😳 Blue dogs spotted in Chernobyl
Volunteers in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have discovered packs of dogs with bright blue fur, Daily Mail reports. According to researchers, the animals appear healthy and active despite their unusual coloration.
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Source: The Gateway Pundit
