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People want to believe in radioactive mutants a lá Fallout. But the dogs of Chornobyl are just experiencing ordinary genetic drift from a small founder population, and on top of that are still reliant on human handouts and protection to survive. They're just normal dogs, y'all. Science communicators have not done a great job here. https://theconversation.com/chernobyls-wildlife-the-real-story-isnt-the-presence-of-radiation-its-the-absence-of-humans-281084 #science