Tread soft over a sleeping world.
On April 26, 1986, a power surge caused an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine. A large quantity of radioactive material was released.
On May 2, 1986, the Soviet government established a “Zone of Alienation” or “Exclusion Zone” around Chernobyl – a thousand square miles of “radioactive wasteland.” All humans were evacuated. The town of Pripyat was completely abandoned.
But the animals didn’t leave. And a new study, published this month in Current Biology, suggests they are doing fine. “None of our three hypotheses postulating radiation damage to large mammal populations at Chernobyl were supported by the empirical evidence,” says Jim Beasley, one of the researchers.
In fact, some of the populations have grown. These photos (mostly taken by Valeriy Yurko) come from the Belarusian side of the Exclusion Zone, and area called the Polessye State Radioecological Reserve. Kingfisher, elk, boar, baby spotted eagles, wild ponies, moose, rabbits, and wolves all make their home in the park. In some ways, human presence is worse for wildlife than a nuclear disaster.
Image credits:
- 1986 Chernobyl - ZUFAROV/AFP/Getty Images
- Wildlife photos - Valeriy Yurko/Polessye State Radioecological Reserve
- Ponies in winter - SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images
“In some ways, human presence is worse for wildlife than a nuclear disaster”
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this may ruffle some feathers but someone needs to come forward and say this… thin mints are not that good and samoas are clearly and obviously the superior girl scout cookie
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Me
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I love the detail that went into McCree’s victory pose. He’s trying so hard to light the rocket with his Popsicle stick. Look at him go!
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My favorite thing to hear at work is people who come in and are like “how… does this work? How do I adopt a cat??” Bc their last cat (maybe all their cats! Maybe they had a whole list) just Chose them.
Like the people who have never been cat people but a cat showed up in their life and decided to stay so they were like “ok. Guess I have this cat. I am responsible for this small furry monster”.
I love hearing this. Everything from “my daughter found this kitten in a dumpster but couldn’t keep it Bc she already had three so suddenly I had my first cat at age 54” to “I fed this cat for two years before it let me pet him. One winter it got real cold so I caught him and bright him inside and by the time it got warm he’d gotten used to it. Now he sleeps on my head. ”
Especially the people who care for ferals! They are not cuddly kitties! They are cautious and slow to trust and Maybe will warm up to The Human Who Brings Food but maybe not even then! These cats think humans are scary and mean (and probably we have been, to them) but these people show up every day to feed the cats and they bring them in to be spayed and they come by to borrow a trap when one of the cats starts limping so it can be brought in to the vet.
Just….sometimes people are good.
People are adding stories about how they got their cats in the tags and I am. Thrilled.
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babyblanketcoughsyrupcarnival:
me, talking to a dog: you’re soft. are you even aware of your mortality? of course ur not. u pure, wholesome and sentient unselfish being. do u feel that? that’s my heart. i love you. look at those ears. here take my wallet
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From How I Became a Famous Novelist by Steve Hely
JFC.
ETCH THIS INTO MY HEADSTONE.
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Been wanting to draw D.Va for awhile now and finally got the chance to at CincyComicon! Jeez is that mech hard! But had a blast with it and decided to color it this morning as a quick warm up.
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