Research found: Mutant wolves in Chernobyl developed resistance to cancer - voila! health. Researchers found that exposure to radiation increased the animals' chances of beating the cancer, 35 years after the disaster.
This discovery offers invaluable insights into the mechanisms of survival in one of the world's most hostile environments. Since the infamous nuclear disaster that occurred in 1986, the area has been abandoned and according to reports, the wolf population there has increased 7 times more than in other parts of Ukraine. "Chernobyl's wolves survive and thrive despite generations of exposure and accumulation of radioactive particles in their bodies"