@gahlka Actually, Chernobyl is brimming with life - other animals don't understand radiation, and the place was free of humans for a long time. As such, it was a safe place for population booms. And the animals are still relatively safe as they care radioactive dust on their fur/feathers/scales/etc., thus making them dangerous for a long lived species like a human to get too close to. I kind of wonder how the radiation affected evolution, since in theory, wouldn't it make them evolve faster?
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@gahlka Actually, Chernobyl is brimming with life - other animals don't understand radiation, and the place was free of humans for a long time. As such, it was a safe place for population booms. And the animals are still relatively safe as they care radioactive dust on their fur/feathers/scales/etc., thus making them dangerous for a long lived species like a human to get too close to. I kind of wonder how the radiation affected evolution, since in theory, wouldn't it make them evolve faster?