Bizarre changes in animal behaviour and appearance have unfolded at the highly reactive Chernobyl site in the 40 years since the disaster - including 'evolving' dogs and cancer-resistant wolves

'Rapidly-evolving' dogs and frogs that change colour are some of the bizarre animal mutations reported at the radioactive Chernobyl site nearly 40 years on from the nuclear disaster .

Scientists continue to study the effects of fallout within the 19-mile exclusion zone around the blown-out power plant in Ukraine , with a series of fascinating changes in animal biology taking place among local wildlife since the area was abandoned in 1986.

While radiation levels have fallen considerably since the immediate aftermath of the accident, human visitors are still restricted to short 24-48 hour tri

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