5 animal species that became radioactive after being exposed to nuclear fallout zones

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A photo of the inside of a nuclear power plant.
The heart of nuclear reactor number 3 at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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An orca mysteriously died thousands of miles from home after swallowing 7 sea otters whole

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Two otters cling to each other in the ocean.
Otter populations in the Commander Islands have been decreasing in recent years.

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The world's first dog-fox hybrid was genetically confirmed in Brazil. It's a problem.

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Domestic dog on left and pampas fox on right.
A dog-fox hybrid between a domestic dog (like the one on the left) and a pampas fox (like the one on the right) was long thought to be impossible.

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Crocodiles seemed to 'escort' a dog in danger to safety, and scientists aren't sure why they didn't just eat it

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Serial frames of a dog being given a ‘safe passage’ by three crocodiles, in a sentient behaviour suggestive of ‘cross-species empathy’.
A dog swims near a mugger crocodile, who didn't seem interested in eating it.

Utkarsha Chavan

Turtles purr like cats, croak like frogs, and even breathe like Darth Vader. No one really understands why.

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A painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima) from the recent research.

Gabriel Jorgewich-Cohen

A gold miner found a mysterious grapefruit-sized fur ball. It turned out to be a 'perfectly preserved' 30,000-year-old squirrel.

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A stiff ball of brown fur sits in a pair of human hands wearing white surgical gloves.
This ball of brown fur and gnarled legs and claws turned out to be a mummified Arctic ground squirrel.

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A mysterious Arctic shark that can live for 500 years got lost and ended up swimming in the balmy waters of the Caribbean, scientists say

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A Greenland shark picture taken at the floe edge of the Admiralty Inlet, Nunavut, 2007.

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Frogs freeze their bodies and platypuses detect electric fields: Here are 10 incredible ways animals survive treacherous environments

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A colorful cuttlefish blends in with the surrounding rocks in the water near Thailand
A cuttlefish blending in to its surrounding in the waters surrounding Thailand.

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This man runs YouTube channels that help dogs and cats relax – and he's just sold his 'Petflix' venture to a big music company

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Amman Ahmed, second from right, with Create Music Group's executive team.
Amman Ahmed, second from right, with Create Music Group's executive team.

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Video shows a 5-foot-long alligator wandering Florida's sewers. Workers initially thought it was a toad.

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A 5-foot-alligator was spotted in the underground sewage system in Oviedo, Florida, on May 5, 2023..

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