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The photos of the animals went viral on social media and sparked a heated debate among experts and animal rights activists.<\/p>\n
\nPossible reasons<\/h2>\n
The researchers consider several versions<\/strong> the origin of the unusual coat colour:<\/p>\n\n- \n
Chemical exposure.<\/strong> Animals could have come into contact with substances or compounds preserved on the territory of former industrial facilities in the Exclusion Zone.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
Genetic changes.<\/strong> They do not rule out that it may be mutation<\/strong>, caused by exposure to radiation or adaptation to a background environment.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n- \n
The influence of the environment.<\/strong> Coat colour can be the result of a reaction to soil, water or dust with a high metal content.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
\nResearch is ongoing<\/h2>\n
Biologists note that dogs remain active, have a good appetite and normal behaviour<\/strong>, which indicates the absence of acute symptoms.
Wool samples are already sent for analysis to laboratories in the US and Ukraine<\/strong>, to determine the exact cause of the discolouration.<\/p>\n\u00abThese animals are a unique natural experiment that allows us to study the long-term effects of radiation on living organisms,\u00bb said scientists working in Chornobyl.<\/p>\n
\nContext.<\/h2>\n
The dog population in the exclusion zone is estimated at more than 800 individuals<\/strong>. Most of the animals are descendants of domestic dogs abandoned after the 1986 accident.
Previously, American and Ukrainian researchers have found genetic differences<\/strong> from ordinary dog populations is a consequence of living in conditions of high radiation background.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u0421\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0456\u0437 \u0441\u0438\u043d\u044c\u043e\u044e \u0448\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u044e \u0432 \u0427\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u0456 \u0423 \u0437\u043e\u043d\u0456 \u0432\u0456\u0434\u0447\u0443\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0427\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0431\u0438\u043b\u044c\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0457 \u0410\u0415\u0421 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438 \u0442\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0446\u0456 \u0437\u0430\u0444\u0456\u043a\u0441\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u044f\u0432\u0443 \u0441\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043a \u0456\u0437 \u044f\u0441\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043e-\u0441\u0438\u043d\u044c\u043e\u044e \u0448\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u044e, \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0456\u0434\u043e\u043c\u043b\u044f\u0454 Daily Mail.\u0424\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u0444\u0456\u0457 \u0442\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043d \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u0442\u0456\u043b\u0438 \u0441\u043e\u0446\u043c\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0436\u0456 \u0442\u0430 \u0432\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u043b\u0438 \u0431\u0443\u0440\u0445\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0443 \u0434\u0438\u0441\u043a\u0443\u0441\u0456\u044e \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0434 \u0444\u0430\u0445\u0456\u0432\u0446\u0456\u0432 \u0456 \u0437\u043e\u043e\u0437\u0430\u0445\u0438\u0441\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432. \u041c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u0456 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043d\u0438 \u041d\u0430\u0443\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0446\u0456 \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0433\u043b\u044f\u0434\u0430\u044e\u0442\u044c \u0434\u0435\u043a\u0456\u043b\u044c\u043a\u0430 \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0456\u0439 \u043f\u043e\u0445\u043e\u0434\u0436\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0435\u0437\u0432\u0438\u0447\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043a\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043e\u0440\u0443 \u0448\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u0456: \u0425\u0456\u043c\u0456\u0447\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u043f\u043b\u0438\u0432. \u0422\u0432\u0430\u0440\u0438\u043d\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0433\u043b\u0438 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0442\u0443\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0438 \u0437 \u0440\u0435\u0447\u043e\u0432\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0447\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u043a\u0430\u043c\u0438, \u0449\u043e \u0437\u0431\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0441\u044f [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":207433346,"featured_media":3476,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"\u0421\u043e\u0431\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0456\u0437 \u0441\u0438\u043d\u044c\u043e\u044e \u0448\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0442\u044e","td_subtitle":"","subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[805620],"tags":[806790],"class_list":{"0":"post-3475","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-science-tech","8":"tag-806790"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/207433346"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3475"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3477,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3475\/revisions\/3477"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}