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The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Zone of Alienation is an officially designated exclusion area around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster. It is also commonly known as the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the 30 Kilometre Zone, or simply The Zone.
But it's not completely deserted: since people left, it teems with animals.Ukrainian scientists and explorer Serhuy Gaschak installs hidden cameras in the Zone and captures the animal life. He petitions for the Zone to be proclaimed a nature preserve.
Dancing elk.
Attack.
Wolf with the deer head.
Just a dog.
Serhiy Gaschak attaching a camera.
Laoch97
No there are people in the Zone, just ask Major Degtyarev
NoMoreShinesBilly76
MargaritaPita
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. promised me mutants.
dhexodus
But where are the pseudodogs and bloodsuckers? He is still alive, right?
tartee
Gyinagal
Wtf
Jasonmac81
Such is life in the zone Boris
argonwild
I've worked with Sergey in the CEZ- he was one of the liquidators during the clean up and is a thoroughly good bloke.
everybodyknowshugostiglitz
Don't feed the Yao Guai
Orzbek
No, DO feed the Yao Guai! Otherwise they'll adapt! I've already had some jump out of trees onto Nick!! NO MORE FLYING YAO GUAI!!!
Debauchery
I call bullshit. Not a single picture of snorks, fleshes, controllers, bloodsuckers, or even a lowly tushkano.
DancingIMoo
Was expecting this
bentwrenches
Blinky!
Mefi91
I'm a little bit disappointed. Expectedanimals with two heads an such stuff :P
ItsThoseZanyGermans
Pretty sure that's a deer's foot, not its head.
theleftandcentrebiscuit
It's in Chernobyl, so you never know.
conch11
I have to think others noticed no ears or antlers on that hoof! You
HsuDoNihm
Head, foot... they're not really opposites y'know, just like, almost-as-opposite-as-you-can-get-without-actually-being-opposite.
feckr
like men and women. that was an awkward night
Fintee1
Thumbnail was misleading. Turns out an Elk's ass isn't a forbidden zone.
HalloweenAintTillManana
Thank god
JeepusChrystler
Such is life in the Zone.
Like20Ninjas
I was almost expecting to see Deathclaws and Radstags.
Dares
More like Bloodsuckers and Pseudodogs.
squirrelfury
Well, I thought they were rad :(
justlivinthedream
How many of the animals have super powers now?
foxycoby
It's never JUST a dog, okay?
AndyBiz10
wholeheartedly agreed.
YeahThereitis
Life is thriving, and all it took was an nuclear explosion that made humans get the fuck out of there.
Anonymous0909
Gonna go out of my way and say that a nuclear meltdown is not exactly how you would imagine it (big explosion etc)
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
Looks just like North America. Maybe Eastern Europe is fake and it's all a Hollywood hoax that it even exists.
baldbear
How about Hollywood is the made up thing?
idontremembermyuser
In the Sixties the U.S. faked Eastern Europe on a sound stage on the Moon.
wieloryba
I'm from Poland and confirm this is not a real country, most of capital is a model and buses are full of mannequins.
squirrelfury
I think about this on occasion. Theoretically speaking, can you be objectively sure the rest of the world is there?
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
Is your colour green the same green I see? Or does my green look blue to you? What if you see red as my yellow?
RyanForehand
Damit years of radiation and still no deathclaws
snowtree
Or tentacles.
Torenico
There's at least one Bloodsucker in these images.
Hitlersbulgingmilkybreasts
But there's dog meat just chilling in the last photo so that's a step in the right direction
DaftKid
*Chimeras
FajitaPrinceofAllMexicans
I stuck a chameleon in a microwave for radiation and he just exploded.
MVPenis
I put a baby in the microwave and it exploded too! Don't stress though the baby was already dead...
FajitaPrinceofAllMexicans
...at least you think so.
MVPenis
Well either way, it ruined my microwave
GadenKerensky
Deathclaws were military experiments, not pure radiation.
HsuDoNihm
Sure, and we have no ghouls because people didn't stay in the hot zone long enough... *sigh* WW3 is the only way we'll get Fallout 5
WaffleStompFantasy
Today I learnt Europe has mooses too
Splosions
Moosen!
snowtree
Lynxen.
Contra3IsTheHardestGameEver
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R games left the animals out of The Zone. Great games nevertheless.
TheTitsOfThisGuy
Well they had plenty of animals when i played, wild boars, packs of dogs. Blood suckers and snorks. Scary shit tbh
GadenKerensky
Well, that's because they either died or mutated. Kinda happens when anomalies twist how radiation affects its victims.
Azerai
Get out of here Stalker
Dirtsailor2010
I thought Raccoons were a North American animal. Further research is needed.
FurciferPardalis
Not a raccoon. It's a tanuki.
ninizcool
It's how Rocket was created
DaddyIwantAsquirrel
It's a canid called a mangut or tunki. Also referred to as raccoon dog. Not related to our trash pandas.
DaddyIwantAsquirrel
https://a-z-animals.com/animals/raccoon-dog/
MemeMachinee
Yeah they came here from America
Skizzlesnap
Amazing how great nature is when humans aren't fucking it all up.
filthystink
https://media.giphy.com/media/IL1sMUfQVRNFC/giphy.gif
Skizzlesnap
Well...as opposed to what it would probably look like now if the meltdown didn't occur due to us. It would have been built up and sprawling.
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Sakkura
Luckily we mostly fucked it up for ourselves, with nature being able to carry on.
Beholdthewang
Bison in Eastern Europe. The more you know
tytrim89
Bison bison
whereigotogetdownvotes
And moose. I didn't know they had moose there.
FelixTheAnimator
Yup. "Elk" are all over northern Europe.
Deshalope
They're all over the place. Occasionally in summer there'd be news of one in the sea not far from the beach. They're not the brightest.
whereigotogetdownvotes
I am so glad I learned this today.
YouCantHaveMyHouse
Nazis almost killed them all. Only 9 left after they retreated from Poland.
fromagewit
Wasn't the nazi's and the number you're looking for is 7. They're reintroduced from zoos. The last wild one was killed by a hungry Polish /1
fromagewit
Somewhere after the first world war in Białowieża.
yaFuckingWeapon
i'm austrian and i did not fucking know that.
DafyddWillz
I thought they were only native to Poland's borders with Ukraine, Belarus and Slovakia but I guess they go a little further east.
HolyOldMackinaw
I believe they are called wisent, they are pretty rare, only a few herds left I think
illydilly
Similar to North American bison then.
Sailas
Bison, raccoons, man in camo, bobcat, eagles, wolves, moose and bears. Pretty sure this is Montana
Kehy
Look again at that raccoon. Looks like a Tanuki to me. There are wild populations in Europe now, so not out of the question
RoamingEast
testicles arent big enough
Sailas
Had to Google Tanuki, but it looks like you are correct! A little more filled out than a racoon.
DeStock
Their name is Wisent and they're Bison Bonasus scientifically, one of two extent species of Bison, the other being Bison Bison
80percentlegs
Their pee makes grass taste like cinnamon
SidFinch168
How was that discovered?
80percentlegs
Haha it's just urban myth. "Bison grass" is placed in Zubrowka vodka, giving it a slight cinnamon flavor. Tastes great with apple juice.
SidFinch168
I do remember that now in the liquor store. I think someone tried to convince me it used to be illegal. Any truth?
80percentlegs
Hmmm I've never heard that but doesn't seem unbelievable. It's been in the states for several years, though.
PridefulPrince
Every Bison dollar with be worth five British pounds.
sirhookenworm
The racoons are a total surprise though. How did they get there?
ZOMGNO
Those are Tanuki! Not quite the same, but close!
messedabout
raccoons are being seen as an invasive species in parts of central europe. germany has not decided what to do about them yet.
RoamingEast
try cooking and eating them.
baldbear
Like other creatures, they where imported to be raw material for the fur industry. Some escaped, and a few generations later seek revenge.
b4kus
In Poland European Bison is called Żubr, hence the polish name for Bison Grass Vodka - Żubrówka.
80percentlegs
Love that stuff.
DickKicker3000
Zubrowka and apple juice...whooowee!
wimbo
Ah, I never knew. Thank you.
stoler202
Zubr ("Зубр") in Russian too.
icanreadlips
I love that vodka!
justitiaru2000
In Romania is called Zimbru.
FlavorIntensifies
Yaaaasssss
CanadianPhil
One of the most Underrated vodkas ever, in my part of the world. Delicious!
puppyflips
It is called "Wisent" in germany, there are attempts to reintroduce them into wilderness
b4kus
I think there is quite a lot of them in Poland. In fact I checked - 1/5 of all European Bisons are in Poland.
eltuna
always wonder why there was a bison on that vodka
sendmeshirtlesskylorenmemes
Aye, it's called European bison and its pretty endangered, at least in Poland.
GuacamoleMoleMolester
Ask PETA to blow a nuke over Warsaw...
HadMeSomeChickens
Sound like American Bison!
OtakuJedi
Yes, I'm sure American bison is endangered in Poland.
Salmonthegreat
But european
HadMeSomeChickens
More cultured
shuttlecockinakumquat
Less free
Thirdy
Everywere else they are extinct is my guess.
ninjaturnip
Not remotely, they're conservation status is vulnerable. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_bison
desdeqado
I wonder how they taste
80percentlegs
North American bison is delicious
GloriousWalrus
The ones in Chernobyl? Probably like the inside of a microwave.
Mutt1117
Every 200 years, they hold a special festival for them. The Bisontennial
PoorSucker
TwitchFox
that pun was so bad I need to upvote it so others can share in it.
Satsuz
Take your upvote, and get the fuck out of my sight.
Gotri
Meanwhile in the sewers
TheGrinchStoleYourShit
Master splinter with the ankle breaker
Tuuber
Hahahahaha I was expecting something foul. This is seriously the funniest gif i've seen today.
kopinawa
Haha!
edzo1121
Some solid defense there by the turtles...
secondcityguitars
It's the zone defense
SergeiBoobtitsky
WHERE THE FUCK WAS THE DEFENSE MIKEY!?!
JonSnowsAbs
Harden must have trained him
savemebabyjebus
"fuckin mark up u little bitch"
secondcityguitars
They were playing the zone :)
b4kus
I've played Stalker. Thigs in the sewers are much less colorful...
FromDenmarkWithHate
And a LOT more dangerous!
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
Fucking Snorks and Controllers...
TresusIbor
That first controller you meet underground in Shadows of Chernobyl. Jesus fucking christ.
betterave
Aside from the house-sized bison, they seem normal. They all look extremely healthy too.
BlessYourBeautifulHide
Those bison look healthier than the ones I saw in Yellowstone when I was there a few years ago. Idk what they look like now.
04FoxSake
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MasterSavage
This never occurred to me before... What's stopping animals from Asia going over to Europe and vice versa?
donttalktomeihaventhadmycoffee
Naw. That looks like a trash panda
ChloeRed
Looks like a raccoon dog (Tanuki) rather than a raccoon
cyno01
Eastern trash panda, the ones with the magic scrotums. Western trash pandas were also introduced to Europe by Hitler. Both are invasive
04FoxSake
Magic scrotums?! :o
cyno01
Heres a good documentary about it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pom_Poko
04FoxSake
At first I sniggered and went "Oh, well that's still cool" but it was actually quite an educational read! :)
GadenKerensky
Some of the healthiest wolf populations in the world live in the Zone. However, researchers must wear face masks to avoid inhaling >
WiSiHe
There is also a whole lot of "wild" dogs/cats living there too, they too seemed fairly healthy, did give em pets, no regrets ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
GadenKerensky
You should see the Catfish in the old Cooling Pond; absolutely massive.
GadenKerensky
irradiated furs, which could cause serious problems if ingested. So whilst healthy, they ARE radioactive.
samsonguy920
I'll try not to eat any wolves.
GadenKerensky
Heh.
RootyTootyDrunkenShooty
I did not know that they had moose and bison in Eastern Europe
Salmonthegreat
Why would they not be in estern europe?
toddscat
TSA
BeepboopSimpSoup
Of course we have them o.O and shitloads of boars
MyTriglyceridesCountIsHigherThanAnakinsMidiclorians
Actually those are a chicken and a rat, but you know, radiation...
baldbear
Ouch
UndeadWeasel
+1 for sharp nasal exhale
julgran
That's fucking funny! Give him/her more points
Lolikins
you really deserve more points for this
TheRealRavnos
as a canadian can confirm that is a moose. Moose have longer thicker snouts, while Elk are oversized deer. 1/2
TheRealRavnos
You can tell the difference by the snout and antlers. 2/2
WaffleStompFantasy
I’m also Canadian And damn rights that’s s gosh darn moose!!Didn’t know Europe had them!!Unless they call elk moose for a strange reason
UmmonPrime
I didn't realize raccoons were there either.... I feel like we've been mislead.
DaddyIwantAsquirrel
They are called raccoon dog or mangut. They a are a species of canine marked like a raccoon. https://a-z-animals.com/animals/raccoon-dog/
ZOMGNO
Tanuki! Like a raccoon, but not!
UmmonPrime
I did notice the stripes were a little weird... but then again I have seen hairless and albino raccoons before.