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- Dr. Timothy A. Mousseau of University of South Carolina says blue fur on Chernobyl dogs comes from rolling in a tipped porta-potty, not radiation.
- The Dogs of Chernobyl program says claims of radiation-induced mutations were incorrect, and Approximately 700 dogs descended from pets abandoned in 1986 live there.
- Some dogs have mutations granting radiation immunity, but the zone remains hazardous, with radiation levels six times higher than safe for humans.
