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Radiation Kitty
Yesterday I visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine. I spotted this little fellow just outside the 10km exclusion zone, where we stopped for lunch. He looked happy and healthy, and was certainly very friendly (and yes, I know he's not strictly a kitten, but I thought you'd like to see him anyway). Animal life in the area, after originally suffering terribly (all small mammals were dead within a couple of years) has actually flourished since the accident, and the absence of humans for two decades has done more to benefit wildlife than radiation has damaged it.
3 comments:
After 22 years, I guess I'm not entirely surprised to see that a cat is doing well. I mean, that's what they do - cats survive.
When it purrs, does it set off the geiger counter?
What does it eat if the smaller mammals are gone?
Dane--
I mean, that's what they do - cats survive.
Maybe that's why I like 'em.
Dad--
When it purrs, does it set off the geiger counter?
;-)
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