Dogs with blue fur have been spotted snooping in Chernobyl, the restricted area surrounding the epicenter of the infamous nuclear disaster. Rest assured, the dogs have not changed color due to any freakish mutation from decades of radiation – the explanation is likely to be far more mundane, if not a little bit gross. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Speaking to IFLScience, researchers from the Dogs of Chernobyl program confirmed that their geotagged images were authentic, noting that at least three blue dogs were documented in Chernobyl on October 6, 2025.

After a few failed attempts to catch the tinted dogs, the team eventually found a likely culprit: a nearby porta-potty.

“They appear to have been rolling in a su

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