The fact that mutants could appear in the Chernobyl zone of alienation, and in fact, new species of flora and fauna were often speculated by science fiction writers. In January of this year, a photograph of one of these species was posted on the network: a large four -lap animal, similar to a giant rat. We tell you whether this is really a new animal that has settled in Chernobyl.
In January 2021, a photograph of this strange animal appeared on an advertising challenge to article One of the American media. Under the photograph there was a signature: “New species of animals are capturing Chernobyl (photo),” and the link led to an article “Meet the new extreme wildlife of Chernobyl” and there was no photograph there.
Preview with a click -based picture Noticed Our colleagues from the American Factics Carting Portal Snopes. They took a screenshot of the preview, and also found out where the photograph of a strange animal came from.
In fact, the photograph captures the woolen cover of the bear, the bear Dolores from the German zoo in the city of Leipzig. In 2009, the media steel To write that three points of the bear from this zoo suddenly began to lose the wool and ended up in different stages of baldness (Dolores were most lucky).
Experts did not understand what led to such a state of bears. According to curators, baldness began around 2007, and this is not the first time that the bears of this species are faced with similar problems in captivity.
“This problem with point bears is characteristic not only for Leipzig,” told In an interview with BBC, the curator of the bears Gerd Netzold. - In other zoos of Europe and other regions, the same problem. And here we have been working for some time an international group of veterinarians. ”
Photos of an unusually look -looking Dolores began to circulate on the Internet - to appear in social networks Like a "curiosity". She has and page on the geekologie.com portal dedicated to strange things. In the comments, users write: "It looks like a cross between a rat and an elephant." A photograph used in the preview, did In 2009, photographer Jan Voitas for a European agency. She has nothing to do with Chernobyl.
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