According to reporter Charles Hawley, "as Germany's wild boar population has skyrocketed in recent years, so too has the number of animals contaminated by radioactivity left over from the Chernobyl meltdown," which took place almost 25 years ago.
Apparently, mushrooms and truffles, which the hogs like to eat, are "particularly efficient at absorbing radioactivity." (via)
3 comments:
one of my fave documentaries is called, Chernobyl: The Dead Zone. It follows a family of cats around the abandoned city, and how one kitten makes it out and to live with a new family, even though she is radioactive. It's super great! and I highly recommend it!
noted. an american tale: chernobyl
i believe it's spelled "tail". you know, because feivel's a mouse?
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