Chernobyl Created the World's Rarest Dogs
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ธ.ค. 2022
- Thirty six years ago, the cities surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant were forced to abandon their pets during the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Today, a population of incredible, radioactive dogs needs your help.
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*UPDATE 2* from @cleanfuturesfund316: The Clean Futures Fund (CFF) would like to thank Kyle for featuring the efforts of CFF in this video and we want to sincerely thank everyone for their generous support through this fundraiser. We met our initial fundraising goal the first day! Although the initial fundraising goal has been met, please consider giving by clicking the DONATE button on this video. Through your support, we will be able to continue to bring 800 kg of dog food weekly into the Exclusion Zone to feed the dogs as well as provide continued veterinary care for their future. Our mission is to provide the best care possible for these dogs since they are not able to leave the Exclusion Zone. The dogs that reside in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone are loved by many workers, townspeople and the numerous visitors over the years and we could not continue to provide them the care they need if it wasn't for your generous support. The overwhelming response to this fundraiser is incredible. Sincerely, CFF Board Members: Erik, Jennifer, and Tom.
*UPDATE: We met our $10,000 goal! You have been so supportive that we can increase our goal on the first day.* You’re amazing, thank you.
When I went to Chernobyl in 2021, I never expected to meet this amazing population of puppies. *If you want to help them, please consider giving by clicking the DONATE button on this video.* Donations will also help me return to the Zone for more videos, histories, and help. Thanks for watching.
Adorable... you're a good man, Mr. Hemsworth! Merry Belated Christmas, good sir. The Magic community is glad to have you as one of it's smartest representatives
PUPPIES!!! 😀
Is there any way I could join to help? Im currently interning at a production company in Austin, but after May Ill basically be looking for a job. I'd love to join your film crew to help when you go back! As someone that's been a big fan of the games that were made taking place there I've always wanted to go.
I have a grim question. How is radioactive material moving through the food chain? How is nature responding to it, adapting to it? What is the radiation cycle?
I'd like to see you do a video about the research paper you mentioned that's supposed to release in the near future. Could make a great follow up to this vid.
knowing you can pet the dogs in chernobyl somehow makes the world feel less of a terrible place
Recouperation
It's the small things in life that gives joy
There's no better feeling than an animal trusting you. Feels like a real accomplishment.
@crimson90 well said thats so true, when u think about it for a second
@crimson90
Majority of pets would trust even serial killers if they treat them well.
9th generation radioactive dog getting petted by a human for the first time: 'why does this feel so familiar'
Its in the genes son 🐶
Pulled my heartstrings there.
9th gen? Chernobyl disaster happened in 1986... That was almost 40 years ago... Stray dogs can AND DO mate as soon as the bitches go in heat, they don't wait for a certain age, e.g like humans do for 18yo, they mate as soon as the female is able to have pups, ESPECIALLY in the wild like these stray dogs are, so I'm guessing there's MUCH, MUCH more than just 9 generations that have passed since the Chernobyl disaster happened.
Don’t make me cryyy 😭
@@nogerboher5266 9th gen? 🤓
I visited Chernobyl a few years ago and met several of the wild dogs there, and the guide we hired told us a fair bit about them. Apparently, many people who work in the exclusion zone bring in food for them. Despite the theoretically strict rules against removing animals from the zone, the guards often turn a blind eye to it and so it's not too uncommon for exclusion zone workers to adopt a particular dog that they've made friends with.
It makes me happy to know that. ❤
In a situation like this I would be more then happy with the idea of paying the guards off and whoever off in order to adopt/take a dog out of zone in order to give them a loving home🌎🏡🏙🌄🌅🐺🐕🐶🐾🌈🌞💝
Humans are such social beings they literally cannot resist the urge to befriend puppy
Would dogs taken from there have negative health impacts on their people ?
@@swamp-yankee not from radiation, assuming you check with a Geiger counter that they haven't swallowed a radioactive rock or something. They're still stray dogs, so they could be carrying parasites or disease, but it's nothing that vets and dog shelters don't already deal with.
"Be dilligent about washing your hands"....
*pets the puppies, touches face*
*Pets the puppies*
*Poops pants*
"You'll be pleased to learn that yes, you can pet these beautiful animals." That's all I needed to know.
Same thought haha
Time to update Can You Pet The Dog for Shadow of Chernobyl
You're right about that.
Just remember to wash your hands afterwards. Moreso than with the typical stray.
I'm glad people pet them. In everything I've ever seen they say "you can't pet them. they're radioactive."
Amazing how relaxed and non-aggressive they are for being born and raised in the wild.
still good boys
These domesticated dogs have gone through generations of revolution teaching them to seek companionship, instead of hostility, with humans. Even their offspring, end up developing these traits.
If you've ever seen trained dogs raise their pups, the momma dogs usually train their pups to make them obedient and non-aggressive.
their ancestors were already well established and friendly breeds. tbh the unfriendly ones probably didn’t get to breed bc they started fights. so the resulting generations learned that friendly = food, mates, family
At least the ones you see. I'm sure the ones that are more wily of humans would be less friendly. Although they'd be far more likely to simply run or never be seen in the 1st place than actually attack someone. You'd probably have to corner it to get a violent reaction, but the same tends to be the case for domestic dogs as well.
Even after years and years of abandonment, we still care about these dogs. It's comforting to know that there's still hope and good in the world, even at horrible times like these.
They obviously have regular contact with people. (And expect to be fed.)
@@harry130747 It's good that they do.
usa would rather help dogs on the other side of the globe than it's own people lol
Growing up just a few miles away from Three Mile Island in 1979, the accident was traumatizing from an eight-year-old's perspective. The most traumatic memory for me was, my dad and uncle, were both maintenance workers at TMI. I remember my dad loading me, my little brother, mom, aunt, and three cousins in the car to take us to our camp in the mountains. We were only allowed to bring our two smallest dogs. I was terrified of what was going to happen to the rest of the farm animals and our pets. I remember begging my dad to let me come back with him to help take care of the animals while he went back to work. My heart breaks for all the eight-year-olds and others that had to leave their beloved pets behind, but grateful for the resilience of those that survived.
shut up
I feel for the dog and cat owners who never got to return to their pets and to know or wonder what their fate was. Heartbreaking. My dogs cry when I leave home for just a few hours.
same, just thinking about how confused and scared those pets must have been when their owners didn't return makes me tear up....
I was wondering about the ones shut up at home. So many must have died in those houses.
@@SableCatDog yeah unless they found another way out, they probably didn't survive :(
YOUR dogs are pampered and spoiled!
What does this mean? Clearly you need a few more dogs - so they keep each other company!
Also make sure they have a doggie door so they can take themselves out - as needed!
That is all.
Their fate was being put down by soldiers and conscripts due to a misunderstanding of how radiation works. It was believed for a long time that an irradiated person or animal could spread that radiation even after they’ve been washed, which is of course false as we know now. A majority of animals, not limited to household dogs and cats were put down with rifles and “other means” in the weeks following the explosion. The HBO show has some very heartbreaking scenes involving this process and was one of the dozen times I balled while watching.
The dogs need a t-shirt that says: “I survived the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, and all I got to show for it is a bunch of ticks.”
Wait, it should be a bandana and say “My great great grandparents survived Chernobyl, and all we got out of it was this bandana”
Lmao
I will purchase that T-shirt❤
😂
*rad ticks
6:55 those dogs saying hello to each other just elevated my mood in a way I wasn't expecting
I visited Chernobyl a few years ago and the dogs were amongst the friendliest dogs I've ever met ❤.
My dog is a rescue I found her completely emaciated with a broken rib wandering on around the counrtyside near my farm. As soon as I stopped my truck and open the door she ran up to me, wiggling like I was her long lost owner. She has been with me ever since plus she is fat and happy now. If I can give this to another animal that needs our love then what is a couple hundred dollars when it can help creatures that were meant to be by our sides.
you are a beautiful soul
"she is fat and happy now" AND THEN "whats a couple hundred dollars"
😭 You're so wholesome
This is the most wholesome comment here. So happy that you and your dog found each other
How I found our cat. All beat up and looking terrible. Out camping. Left early so we could take her home.
Im not crying. no sir. Actually the greatest dog I have owned was an abandonement. One night as I was going into work I saw this dog sitting in a parking space in the parking lot. 8 hours later as I was leaving the poor bastard was still sitting in the same parking spot. Clear sign he was abandoned. I took him home and had him for 8 years until he got cancer. Most loyal dog I ever had. I miss you George. RIP.
It should be pointed out that Kyle has the extensive training, experience and equipment to handle this sort of situation. Prolonged exposure to this many cute puppers can have severe consequences for the unwary. Cuteness overload is no joke. Educate yourselves. Stay safe.
😂 that is one amazing joke right there
That is a risk I'm willing to take
If I die, I die
@@chrisoneill325: If I die, I die happy. We who are about to die salute the cute canine causes of our deaths!
@@christopherschlegel6412 I salute your courage and sacrifice, sir.
This community is amazing. Im seeing this 7 months later and how u guys helped donate and they met their goal on the first day. Its good to know some people out there still have love in their hearts. I hope all these dogs get they help they need, and their bellys stay full, and they stay warm. I also hope they continue to be adopted.
Domestic dogs also operate in a hierarchy dynamic; it’s just a lil different when humans are around or involved. I’m glad these dogs are still living and doing mostly okay :)
So sad to think of the original pets watching their owners leave and never seeing them again.
I know I would take my dog before I even took a suitcase
I don’t think people were allowed to take them in evacuation buses.
@@yulswill4232 o my gosh how terrible it must have been gut wrenching to leave them behind.
@@trishdelacour8746 W
You wouldn't have been allowed to.
They also may just not have had enough time along with possibly not being allowed to bring them on the busses.
It's good to know that they fine and healthy despite being left behind so many decades ago. Their color schemes and fur patters are precious.
*What are their ages?*
I highly doubt any are 30 years old.
Radiation takes up to 30 years to cause cancers. Just depends upon the dose and contaminants.
*That means most that's Not Mutated will look healthy!*
*Far Less Likely To See Mutated Animals Due To Their Own Disabilities!*
Many dying soon after birth.
*Somehow people are under the impression that the areas are not dangerous, And these animals are evidence people can move back in.*
@@lonniedobbins778 Kyle said on the video that most of the dogs aren't older than 5 years, so these aren't the old abandoned dogs, all of them dead by now, but rather a couple generations down. I don't think people are under that impression, on the contrary, the collective unconscious sees chernobyl as a hellscape.
Dogs, like trees, tend to know what to do if you leave them alone long enough.
@@lonniedobbins778 dogs only live to the age of 10-15 normally
Not exactly healthy because they are subjective of massive inbreeding, lack of food and parasites, but yeah they are just fine normal dogs
Those 2 dogs greeting eachother at 6:56 was so cute!
this makes my heart so heavy :( dogs are literally the purest animals to ever exist
The 1-3 year lifespan of these dogs is not unlike that of e.g. foxes who live in urban areas. Those generally live to be around 2 years before predators, poison, hunters or injury gets them. Living in urban areas outdoors, and in semi-wild areas is pretty rough. I hope these adorable puppers get all the love and care they deserve.
That is pretty comparable with feral cats too as their lifespan is usually estimated to be in the 2-3 year range. Disease of course is also a major threat that brings down life expectancy in no small part because it tends to result in a lot of infant mortality. Lots of feral kittens don't survive until adulthood and many of those due to diseases that are fairly easily treatable. Eye infections that end up blinding them preventing them from hunting that could easily be treated with cleaning and antibiotics if someone got to them in time for example. This is true of most species though without medicine the infant mortality caused by disease has a huge negative impact on life expectancy at birth.
All not domesticated animals just lives all their life in extreme poverty
==>
Raising only kids they are "afford to feed"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Surprise, surprise, dogs that live with and are taken care of by humans tend to live longer happier lives.
They don’t live in urban areas mostly… nobody lives there and the town isn’t the entire exclusion zone..
@@pieceofschmidtgamer I mean.... they have co-evolved with us for such a long time that we, human, are their natural ecosystem at this point.
Remember to always thank these chernobyle puppers for keeping us safe from the super mutants for all these years
Dogmeat origin story
Unfortunately to have Super Mutants we need a virus similar to the FEV-II from the game.
@@awkwardpaulie ok maybe not super mutants, but at least they kept whatever else could come out of that radiation soup bowl
@@maverickdarkrath4780 keeping us safe from those feral ghouls
Nah theyre too busy following bloodsuckers and swarming people outside of bars
This guy makes it sound like it's difficult to get into Chernobyl, but there's literally a whole tourist industry, and you can buy tickets and go on a tour.
that was before the escalation
@@ladywonderer66 He's being misleading.
Y’all keep reaching with these types of comments. Touch grass
There’s a war going on is the problem I think lol
But can I buy a radioactive dog? I think if he bites me, I might get super powers.
"Bring absolutely everything essential" pets are alive living creatures how could they tell people to leave their pets id never
Soviet regime was cruel. From their standpoint nothing was essential, except your communist party card 🥲
I knew a family, who were in Chernobyl when this happened. When I learned that they had to leave pets behind, it broke my heart
I gotta say, i’m impressed the dogs are so healthy.
Yes! Chornobyl dogs are amazing!
Locals make sure they are fed and cleaned as often as they can
@@riainisgar3008 yeah those dogs are too healthy for stray dogs, they have given medicine for worms and fed good nutrition...propably been taken care of by donations as well
Did you even watch the video...
Yet their lives are short unfortunately. Woofs 🐾
We didn't spend thousands of years making them our best friends just to turn our backs on them. Thank you CFF for all you do!
K9 made from artificial selection. If genes resist radioactive from K9 implanted to human, can human too resist nuclear disaster as world war 3 is when and not if scenario?
Man, your comment hits deep. ❤
welp, we did that to pigeons so...
That's a very strong statement.Damn!!!
people who live there take care of the dogs, they are not thin. this is a scam
Instead of a tourist attraction they should make the exclusion zone a nature reserve and introduce a food source for these dogs - that would be sick
I went on a Chernobyl tour a couple of years before the war and it's true. The dogs are adorable and surprisingly friendly. They knew exactly when the tour bus came up that humans would be coming up and they waited for all of us to come out and were smart little beggars. They came up for pets and everyone gave them all the food we could because we felt so bad for them. They were so sweet and adorable. My heart really broke for them.
Fun fact, trained momma dogs usually pass the fruits of their training to their pups, teaching them mainly obedience and non-aggression which is why it's usually adviced to let the momma dog have the puppies long enough for them to do just that.
That is why good reputable dog breeders depending on the breed of dog it takes up to a year to officially adopt the dog out because they want the dog to have proper time with the momma and to test out their personality to see if their personality will work out with the possible future adopter.
The same goes for cats especially if it's their living space... They teach the kitten to not mess things up etc.
Tho that only happens if the cat has a schedule lol.(which domesticated ones that don't leave the house usually have.)
@@animesenpai1163my cat and dog didn't have enough time with their mothers and it showed😢, first months were tough😂
Going out during war to save puppies. Absolutely beautiful and heartbreaking at the same time.
Thank you for your support.
I wish it weren't so!
I really wish there is no war
@@angelab4652 Russia is evil
i have tears in my eyes right now . i dont know you personally but that mean a world to know that there are people in other countries who are trying to help us . great thankful feeling . thank you thank you thank you
Imagine you adopted one of them and while walking your pupper you get asked what breed it is and you can legit say: „Oh that’s a Ukrainian Chernobyl Pupjyat.“. These dogs are absolutely adorable! ❤
Indies look like that too
Beautiful and resilient
You can't, usually it is not even allowed to pet these animals unless u got gloves cause they themselves harbour radiation.
I would love to bring one or two into my heart and home and make them part of my family.
Id have a "slightly" radioactive pupper any day
I would assume they can't be adopted because of the radiation factor. Too much risk of contamination. I think they have to stay there.
I visited Chernobyl when I was there. The tour guides told us not to pet them because they may be radioactive, but the geigermeter seemed fine, so most people rubbed them. They’re the friendliest dogs ever and they’re clearly so loved and taken care of by the locals and the visitors
It's pretty hard to get radiation from close contact with human beings, probably the same with pets.
Dogs can sense a lot of things we cannot get understand. I wonder if they can sense the spikes of the radiation? Or perhaps even see them? If so that a good explain why they are not as harshly affected. "They know when it's coming" or where is safe to stay.
Has anyone put cameras on the dogs for a study?
@@jacobsfamily1789 I think one of the following answers are more likely:
A: Dogs that go into those radioactive zones become sick soon after, and thus dogs learn from each other where not to go.
B: The dogs don't live long enough to be affected by radiation (after all, the main risk of radiation is developing cancer, but if you only live to be 3 years old, cancer isn't a concern).
lol same here, i didn't care and did it. the guides honestly kind of sucked
@@jacobsfamily1789 good point. But the main concern here is to neuter & exterminate them.
Love your content, don't know why the algorithm decided today it was going to pop up a 7 month old video but I was already bumbling through setting up my donation as soon as you mentioned it. Dogs are one of the best things about our planet. Thank you!
Shepherd mixes. Collies. Terriers. Malinois. Turkish herding dogs. What a diverse combo. It’s wild to think they are thriving 😮
Crazy that one dog treated Kyle as resource. When the other dogs approached he let ‘em know he was first in line for attention or food
Survival instinc.
Pack mentality alive and well! Praying for these pups!!!
“HE’S LOVING ON ME FIRST 😤”
@@Hendrixxx9427 OK but I'm second
Idiots think that doesn't exist
This video makes me take this topic seriously, not the crap where I hear, " in the Arms of a angel". Thank you for actually making me care about these animals and I shall donate to the cause mr.thor.
In the arms of a angel?
@Elias Salinas it's a song, there were adverts where they make them super sad on purpose with that song playing as loud as possible. It's overused in any "fundraiser" campaign to make you feel as bad as possible to donate.
@@kanokingdom3321 i see now, thank you!
@@kanokingdom3321 Yeah, and they'd be for starving kids in third-world countries, or pets in need of a home.
This is because this video is informing rather than manipulating.
This is so beautiful. C.S. Lewis talks about the way humans and dogs improve eachother beyond what nature alone could do for either. Seeing how these clearly good boys retain their "big hearts" in the wild is a beautiful testament to the fact that dogs and their relationship to us humans are unlike anything else in the world and can survive even the darkest disasters otherwise unthinkable to man.
I hope I'll see the day when this "breed" becomes a diamond from the pressure they have been subject to.
I love seeing you tubers who care about animals! Big thanks 👏🏻 would love to adopt one of these myself someday. My mother has adopted dogs from all over the balkan...
even if they’re radioactive, they look surprisingly healthy unlike the street dogs that you see evryday.
If you noticed all the dogs in the video have tags on them so there most likely being fed
@@Amelzo The tags are to indicate they've already been vaccinated, not fed
These dogs know how to survive in the wild unlike stray dogs
western "childlike" treatment of pets have robbed them of their own natural fearlessness and ability to hunt and defend
@@katto1937 I don't know how the tagging system works, but it seems vaccination info is not the only thing that they put there. For example - someone was dumping dogs near where I live and they would find their way to the town square. Once a large pack of them forms they would go after people on bicycle, kids, old people ... etc. Only reason we found who keeps dumping dogs was because of the tags. Turns out some local animal clinic or whatever was hunting dogs from all over the place so that they can tag them because my country pays some money for each tagged dog.
When an entire population nearly goes extinct, those that remain are often a combination of a bit brighter than normal and very lucky.
Ah yes. The survival of the fittest. Natural selection.
@@pavilionbug I can't tell if you're making fun of anti-vaxxers or supporting them
@@insertafunnynam3 Same. Like are they saying the unvaxed will inherit the earth or that they are all going to die off? Its rather confusing.
@Dawson Davis common L
@@insertafunnynam3 100% making fun of them, "only the lucky survive" is true with antivaxxers
Says to wash hands after touching the dogs, proceeds to pet dogs and then touches his face
Ok but "you can pet them but have to wash your hands" then immediately pets multiple dogs and touches his face lol
It's strange because they're so sweet and adorable, watching them thrive "naturally" like this is fascinating. Seeing people feed and look after them is wholesome. But the whole situation is so surreal and sad. It's so odd to see these wild-yet-somewhat-domesticated dogs wandering through the ghost-like remnants of a human disaster. Bizarre to think their ancestors were someone's pet.
Domestication likely brought large neurological changes to dogs that make them more social so that's why even after having been left to fend for themselves for this long they still have those strong instincts.
Human intervention is actively hindering the survival of these unique dogs. They should have just been left to live naturally.
@@api645 In a way I agree with you but, on the other hand, they are in this situation because of humans, so perhaps it can also be argued that we have a moral responsibility to help them.
I wonder why these dogs do not seem to show negative effects of nuclear contamination, whereas humans seem to be less resilient to the effects of radiation as it has been shown everywhere in te world, from the californian people who contemplated nuclear explosions early when nuclear testing, the same In the middle east, or elsewhere.
In many ways , these dogs while alive, with the bit of help they are receiving have a better life in their canine families free than many locked on chains for life isolated and alone, abused, or neglected in so called 'homes'. After all dogs descended from wild dog families and these dogs have reverted to that way of life. A dog rejected by his group is probably less worse off than a dog on a chain alone and bored with no chance of seeking better shelter than the barrel he has been given, and chance to wander and distract himself from his miserable life. At least a wild dog rejected can do those things and maybe find a pal in another rejected dog and start their family. He has choices. A chained dog has none.. a wild dog ran run from an attack, s chained 'pet' dog cannot run from a beating.
We humans deprive all animals of their herds or packs and that social interaction of families within a species.
"Since their involvement no dogs or cats have been culled in the zone." That's all I needed to hear. It sounds like the dogs are doing well there, so as long as they aren't working to try and remove them, and instead make life better for them there I'm happy to support it. We may have fucked up our chances of living there for a very very long time, but that doesn't mean we have to stop other critters from living there. We all share the same earth after all, and I'm happy to help these pups get the things they need to survive easier there.
I can't see how reducing a population of animals decreeases the rate of inbreeding, a smaller wild population doesn't have a broader genepool, especially when they neuter every dog they catch, all I can see is that all these dogs are going to die out because of more severe inbreeding and higher impact of predation. If their goal is to eliminate ferral dogs from the zone they should just say that.
@@skillfuldeep4552 The end goal is not elimination, not the top one anyway. The goal, as stated several times in the video, is higher quality of life for individual animals. Not more life, but higher quality. Sterilizing them means more resources goes to the manageable population. They aren't just being sterilized but also fed and sheltered. These domesticated animals are still radioactive, note the warning to wash your hands after handling them. They can live among people in the exclusion zone but can never be house pets, and can never be wild animals because they are dogs, domesticated. The highest quality of life possible is to lighten the stress of starvation and hunting and fighting for mates, thus, reducing the population down via sterilization is the best way to do so.
@@skillfuldeep4552 Same, either cull them or leave them alone, same with Escobar's Hippos. Condeming future generations to horrible sickness because people are too spineless to just shoot the dogs is cowardly & pathetic.
@@alolansableye7213 You don't need to travel all the way to Chernobyl to improve an animal's life. There are plenty of opportunities to do that close to where you live. This project is strange and it's actions and goals are strange as well. The stress is what allows the population to develop to suit its environment. Then along comes a group of foreigners blasting CO2 into the atmosphere to travel all the way to Ukraine to sterilize them arbitrarily. Something ain't right here. The population should be in general left alone and be studied according to a broader scientific consensus on what we can best learn from the population.
@@AmericanDiscord You're right, individuals don't need to travel long distances to improve the lives of individual animals! Good thing I'm not and this fundraiser is a small part of a much larger educational series that the host was doing anyway. The actual people doing the work? Were probably living and working in the area to begin with. But let's be honest about the "scientific" information this population of domestic dogs holds. None. They are dogs. They are cohabitating with wolves and cannot out compete them. Without human intervention these animals, who are hanging around the concrete sarcophagus of the reactor because that's the place with the most human traffic because dogs evolved alongside humans and rely on us to survive, will be out competed by wolves, starve or die in fights with wolves. Some might interbreed, but with the wolf population being so high without human hunting, this is unlikely. These are not wild animals, they are the decedents of pets who are surviving on human presence and will die out painfully without us, because we are the reason they are there to begin with. To get any kind of untainted info out of them would mean to cut off all outside food sources coming from both the volunteer workers and the Chernobyl staff as well, and it will be impossible to keep that law, because most people love dogs and hate seeing them starving to death by the hundreds.
this was incredible. I can’t tell if these tears are happy, sad or both, but thank you for making this video.
I'd absolutely LOVE to adopt one of these dogs. Something about them is achingly beautiful.
I'd be fascinated to know how (or if) these dogs interact with the wolves of the Exclusion Zone. Is there any interbreeding going on there? Competition? Or do they not interact much since I assume the dogs probably keep more to the inhabited area around the plant considering their reliance on humans feeding them.
For those not in the know. Along with the other nature that has returned to the area around Chernobyl there is a pretty thriving population of wolves.
This Is purely speculation on my part but I could see it happening perhaps. In the US coywolves ( or eastern coyotes the term is debated) were created. This happened because of loss of habitat. Wolves usually kill coyotes but eventually limited mating opportunities lead to the mixing of the two. Coywolves have a mix of dog in them too I believe. It really just depends on the specifics of the wolves territories and how they interact with the land, and surrounding animals.
Edit: I looked it up and there's evidence that they have bred with one another. So to answer your question the answer is probably yes.
There are no inhabited area in the Chernobyl exclusion zone! Did you miss the part where everyone left decades ago? That’s like, what Chernobyl is known for now. How do you know about wildlife in Chernobyl but not the fact that it’s uninhabited…?
Some of them do look kind of wolf like. At least that’s what I thought while watching
Im not pretty sure and only assuming, but I think that some are being preyed on, and some are interbreeding cuz in the end of the day, food is scarce there
@@chewy99. While you are correct, the site does see humans so wolves would still stay away during those points and probably would still regard the city as "off limits" and you were unnecessarily rude there. Why? You could provide all that information without talking down to others. Now far fewer people are willing to listen to you, even if you are correct. So from a purely selfish standpoint, you still are worse off. No one benefitted from your comment. Wasteful.
The innocence and naivety of puppies are adorable. They trust everyone which can be their downfall.
Cmon everyone isn't a narcissistic sociopath 😅
@@Blazingmikeywhat
@@bugzy_brain Exactly what he said
@@Blazingmikey Lets just hope they don't meet one... EVER
@@reubenlaoagan7598 no but why would they see a sad comment and then say "cmon not everyone has mental disorders that are commonly demonized in mainstream media and im perpetuating the idea that if you have said mental disorders you must like thinking about killing puppies 😅"
I know this video is already a year old and I dont have much to donate, but still gave a little bit to continue supporting this project! Those dogs are trully beautiful and I am so happy you made this video.
Beautiful coverage hun… you be good so I subscribed ❤
The stray dogs in my city look more like mutants than these ones.
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They sewer rats
The maskers in my neighborhood act more like mutants than these dogs.
Someone needs to make a movie about this. This is amazing. As a child growing up in the 80s I've always been fascinated with Chernobyl and I absolutely love dog's but have never known about this until this comment
We were in Xela Guatemala recently and there are packs of feral dogs in the city. They seem pretty well fed and are thriving. Interestingly, you don't see vermin anywhere.... Not a bad tradeoff I guess. To quote Jurassic Park, "Nature finds a way".
The way the dogs recognize uniforms reminds me of an experience I had many years ago when living in a
suburban community. A small matted stray followed me home one day on a walk. I cleaned him up and let him stay, but he still roamed free in the hood. I soon discovered that, just like these wild dogs, he recognised uniformed people on the street and would come howling back to our place, looking to hide, and warning us of the danger! So we always knew when some type of law enforcement was coming!
You were selling illegal stuff?
Now that's a good boy.
@@VAL3NTIN3 I think the dogs were afraid of law enforcement (after all, law enforcement's job is to make sure the area is safe and clean, and part of that is controlling stray population by taking them to the pound or vaccinating/spay/neutering them, all of which the dogs likely perceive as threats). The dog probably warned OP of law enforcement because, logically (from the dog's POV), if the dogs try to avoid law enforcement, humans might also be trying to do the same thing.
@@Boltclick I was recently in Georgia (the country) and there are stray dogs everywhere, like 1 dog for every 5 people on the streets and the dogs would form little packs and bark at and chase police cars, delivery drivers and other people with uniforms.
quick, hide the cat nip.
Why can I see a Stray like game where you play the life of a pet whose owners left them at Chernobyl years ago and see their new lives from pup to parent?
I feel like that would be a unique experience! And a warning to those in the present
Maybe we’ll see it made someday?
If this game existed, then at least part of the funds made from sales lf the game should go to programs that help the real life dogs in Chernobyl
@@translarrybutz agreed
You guys should check Tokyo Jungle. It may not be as close to what OP said but close enough.
Someone should pitch this idea to the Stray devs
someone should do a calendar featuring the "Dogs of Chernobyl" i would buy one!
Thank you guys for helping these beautiful animals!!! It's great to know that some have been adopted!
I would definitely pet these beautiful doggos...even if they're a bit radioactive.
radiation sickness is something i would completely disregard if i got to meet those dogs lol
They are less radioactive than coal
@@sebikkos, I mean..from the video your right though the area is still "hot" in some to most places and I'm pretty sure them constantly being there would mean it has a chance of passing it on to you more than other everyday objects that are in a radiation zone.
@@Settings208, Same they're adorable as heck and even though they're technically wild they still enjoy people, especially belly rubs and pets. ❤
Worth it!!!!
This is some of your best content so far. I had no idea this was a thing and I thank you for bringing to the attention of myself and countless others. Lets smash this fund goal for the puppers!
I have a fundraiser to save my family home why doesn't anyone cear why doesn't any one help. I have posted the link on Twitter Instagram TH-cam, please Help me reach my goal please Help me get the word out why does everyone hate my family what did we do wrong?
Thank you for your support
@@BresciGaetano Oh yeah, so shameful... Say no to drugs, Nicola.
@@BresciGaetano what are you talking about
@Nicola Pelos So bringing attention to an issue that affects living things is... bad? Same logic could be applied to cancer patients (and my mother died of cancer) but it doesnt make it right. I also saw someone mention they did a fund raiser for family members and were upset and asking what their family did wrong to not get this level of support. To that person, Im sorry and have been there. I have. But since animals are viewed by society, especially those close to a majority of humans, as being unable comparatively to help themselves it tends to be easier to gain support. My comment wasnt meant to minimize the problems of others or to be insensitive. But this is a population of animals that many of us hold dear that requires assistance and because of the human/canine connection pulls at my heart strings. For those of us going through incredibly tough times, seeing money roll in for animals we dont know it can hurt. And I did fundraising streams for my mother and charities involving cancer for months with minimal success so I get the frustration.
Pripyat Pups, and Fukushima Felines are fascinating.
I cant imagine how distressing and heartbreaking for those pet dogs that got left alone after Chernobyl. Just thinking of their pain makes me want to cry
I love how you converted this documentary into the equivalent of an ASPCA commercial - honestly got a good chuckle out of me, especially when you said: "I know what I'm doing, it's for charity"... great content bud! I'm glad the fundraiser reached its goal so quickly.
The ASPCA, HSUS, and PETA are all entirely corrupt organizations. PETA does absolutely nothing other than advertise for donations, that's the ONLY thing they do, although in RARE instances they will do some fake PR thing - they run no shelters at all, they do not engage in adoption services, they do not fund any research at all. HSUS has NOTHING to do with your local Humane Society - they are just like PETA. The ASPCA is the least corrupt, but they are very corrupt. The CEO of the ASPCA has a $700,000 a year salary.
Many local Humane Societies are also corrupt. Before you donate to one, ask them, where can you visit one of their shelters? If they give you an answer, visit it, and then ask them AT THE SHELTER about HSUS. Many Humane Societies HAVE no shelters.
Charities are OFTEN corrupt, and they exploit well intentioned people. If you want to help a charity, be involved with it don't just throw money at it. REAL charities will jump at the chance for people to join. If you join, talk to other people within the charity about what they do, and how they solve whatever purported problem they are working on.
Money and time can go a long way, but I would estimate more than 90% of charities are corrupt, and do nothing at all to solve the problem they claim to be trying to solve.
I move to make "Pupyats" the official term for the Chernobyl doggos, and to credit Kyle Hill for its creation, on the grounds that it is entirely too cute to pass up. 👍
I second that motion!
I’m in
In 100 years they will all look more or less the same
the "i know what i'm doing, its for charity" damn
Those are beautiful looking dogs with excellent disposition. Crazy how they retained their evolutionary connection with humans.
These dogs are just so beautiful and the fact they've managed to survive over the course of 40 odd years is remarkable. I've donated £4,000 for this cause, this really pulled at my heart and I would love to go and do some work with them once the war is over. A dog will be your true best friend for its entire life, and will never ever forget you, my dad was in the army and he has had dogs from a young age. One of the girls Suzie either favoured him or me the most, when he went away for months at a time she'd become my best friend and follow me everywhere but as soon as my dad walked through that door she went bounding straight up to him jumping up him and crying. Such beautiful animals, with no hate in their bodies.
wow you're an amazing person, thank you
These dogs are very.beautiful
You are either a good man, wealthy or else both. But anyways nothing but respect from my side. 💯
Thank you
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I'm surprised there isn't a crossover between Stray and Fallout called "Chernobyl".
Play as a dog in the wilderness. Avoiding the wilderness. Striving to survive.
@D.R Well in the case of Chernobyl, there is not much difference as the fallout is roughly the same from a bomb and a reactor if it explodes like reactor 4 did.....
I like this idea
Kinda reminds me of Tokyo Jungle….
You’re surprised that a collaboration based on a survival rpg and a walking cat simulator
A multi billion dollar studio and an indie outlet
Didn’t create a baseline concept you though about because you saw a video that came out five days ago?
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Makes no difference to a dog. If anything, it's just as interesting. Dog perspective leaves a lot of mystery. Like what Stray did.
it makes me sad that i can't afford to help these poor pups...but I know that their are tons of people who can, and those who have i want to thank you...this is truly a sad yet inspiring story.
"they are covered in ticks, too... _radioactive_ ticks".
Man, it's so sad to think about all the pets that were left behind. Many of them probably starved to death locked inside their houses or chained in the backyard. Really horrifying to even think about it. Congrats to all CFF team for their incredible work!
...that is going on right now because of the war!
They killed most dogs to minimize the mutation
Watch Chernobyl
Same thing happened when the Russians attacked. Many people panicked and left their pets at home. As a result, many dogs, cats, and birds died.
Read the local papers after military bases are abandoned also. Packs had to be hunted down in most places that were rural from turned out dogs and cat were already feral around any people.
Donated. And I had to give my own rescue
dogs a hug
Same! :D
Thank you for your support and for getting a rescue dog :)
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😂"tired looking mother's"
Thank you for this, I have no words, but thank you!
The old guy who stayed to look after people’s abandoned pets is a real unsung hero tho ❤
I honestly enjoy watching that donation bar climb. It warms my heart that people want to help these pups. ^^
Thank you for your support.
Such beautiful dogs
Interesting premise. Love how much of the footage shows short grassy areas still present after 30 some odd years of abandonment.
This is so interesting. I saw a documentary on Chernobyl several years ago. In it, the person described wolves of the zone were hyper aggressive. These dogs, though never being in human care, are down right friendly, regardless if they know humans as food-givers. Wild.
Domestication changed dogs neurologically and made them more social by expanding the prefrontal cortex. So being social and friendly towards humans is literally one of their instincts, meaning that it'll take a long time for that to disappear even if their learned behaviors change.
Wolves and domestic dogs aren’t the same lol
@@VultureSkins they used to be. Where do you think the domesticated dogs originated?
You sneaky, smart son of a gun. Never been so teased into donating something. Those poor puppies. Well done and thank you for spreading awareness about this amazing project!
Those dogs have a better life than the ones at your local pound, donate locally with money and time.
it is a scam people have lived there since the incident and take care of the dogs
It's his job, look at their website.
Not only is it likely a scam, as locals care for these dogs, any funding you give goes to exterminating puppies. You are funding eugenics
I was in the Exclusion Zone in March 2019 and I was so pleased to meet these cute Doggos!! Will always remember.
Very interesting! If I could I would help, heck, I'd go there with you. Have a soft spot for dogs and was also radioactive myself due to a horrible case of grave's disease. Thank you for loving them!!
It's amazing how the descendants of abandoned dogs have inherited trust towards people. They have forgiven and do not blame anyone.
unlike humans who inherit hatred towards others... liberal creeps
It must have been devastating for those people to leave their pets behind, I know I don't think I could leave mine behind.
''forgiven'' they're animals lmao
Forgive what?
All the original dogs knew was their owners suddenly left or died.
All these newer dogs know nothing.
What are you on about?
Stop acting like a looney tune.
they cant "inherit" trust lmao. trust is not genetic, it is something you learn through experience. These dogs learned it through visitors feeding and generally not being hostile towards them.
They actually did a study on dogs. They are the only animal canines I believe the only animal that when communicating will look you in the eye, and actually judge micro expressions in your face in order to gain understanding for what you’re trying to communicate. Not even gorillas or chips. Will do this.
Micro expressions aren't really a thing so I think you just mean regular expressions. Human expressions are incredibly unique and often are interpreted completely differently among other animals, things like eye contact and showing your teeth are usually seen as threats among other animals but in humans they serve the exact opposite purpose. Other expressions like frowning and crying are unique as emotional expressions among humans since crying serves purely a practical purpose in most animals, and laughter is also somewhat unique at least in the way we use it. A lot of pets aren't really adjusted to this, for example cats don't like eye contact and tbf these expressions aren't even universally understood among humans, culture and neurotype also plays into it. It wouldn't be surprising if dogs however are one of the few animals that have adjusted to this since they are the earliest animal humans domesticated.
The only things we kinda have in common is screaming and shouting, though screaming among humans serves an explicit social purpose as a way to call for help and alert others to danger. However being loud when you're angry is at least something that's seen in most animals, though of course among humans the words we're shouting also matter.
It's also something of a mystery in anthropology why humans are unique in this way. It might be the case that as humans became more social it became more important to communicate to each other rather than other animals so we repurposed expressions like showing your teeth that before had been almost universal threats into ways to communicate with each other. It'd also make sense that as we became more social aggressiveness would be heavily disincentivized and as such there'd be less ways to express that aggressiveness and less desire to do so. Plus of course with language we'd be able to sort out many conflicts before getting to the point of needing to fight and you could communicate anger with it.
They also developed eyebrow muscles, you do not see this in wolves. Didnt realize how much dogs loved and understood eye contact until finally owning one myself. Dogs are weirdly so intelligent very different from what you see with people or other sort of domesticated animals
Horses do too! That's why there's horses who can "do math" because all their doing is judging how happy they've made their owners from their actions (tapping their hoof the number of times necessary to answer a math question), which the owners interpret as the horses understanding math lol
whos they
These dogs look like they were better trained and well-mannered than most domestic dogs in my neighbourhood.
Those dogs are simply incredible for having survived the whole disaster and the aftermath, it is on ny bucket list to visit chernobyl and pripyat and this is just even more reason! I want to feed them
Another excellent documentary revealing a ray of hope among the horrors of the world
100% true!! ❤️
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9:56 life expectancy 1-3y is only adding to fact that nature will find a way, 1-3y seems enough for dogs to not die as population since they can breed a lot. And from what i read low life expectancy and possibly to breed in such young age are main reasons that enables surviving in this radioactive zone.
3 years is a really short life span for dogs so radiation probably is affecting life expectancy
@@cinnow not really. Lifespans in the wild are significantly shorter than in captivity. Wolves also have maximum life expectancies of 14-16 years, but will very rarely live to eb older than 6 in the wild, and they are better hunters than dogs. Ticks and parasites are likely a big factor
It’s not the radiation that’s limiting their lifespan
@@serebii666 there are wolves in Chernobyl predating on the dogs
@@serebii666the dholes of India and the wild dogs of Africa have an average life span of 7 years.
There are wild dog packs in many places in Eastern Europe. I have seen them in Bosnia-Herzegovina. They are better off on the street than in some of the shelters, but need to be spay-neutered to keep numbers down and prevent suffering. Spay-neuter-release is a good program. They get ear tags. It's worse to put them in municipal shelters where they risk starvation as these places are not well run. Many rescuers do good work there and save them from the street and export them to Germany or elsewhere for adoption if they're adoptable. The whole thing is terribly sad.
What surprised me most, apart from these dogs looking very nice, is the fact that they are not afraid of people and act very friendly and confident !
Makes me think humans have been visiting them for the whole time.
@@theoriginalwaterbaby Because humans HAVE been there the whole time to work at the site. The main difference was the animals weren't the focus. You see similar wildlife/human interaction structures in national parks.
7:39 Blond doggo: This is MY human, go get your own elsewhere.
the puppy with the ridiculously fuzzy ears had me dying, what a cutie
Poor loney dooggos they look such a good boys
I can think of no better way to commemorate the upcoming 1 year anniversary since losing my beloved dog Kina than to donate something to help other dogs in need. Thank you Kyle for the perfectly timed video and all the precious footage of some genuinely lovely animals!
Thank you for the support.
it is interesting to see that 2 generations of dogs had no extended interaction with humans, yet they are so "friendly" and docile with the visitors.
It's a lot more than just 2 generations of dogs, remember these chaps are 'old' at 4 years max.
They're cool with humans because people are always around Chernobyl working and monitoring and now of course with documentaries and it seems at times tourists and veterinary visits.
Thats because we domesticated them
I wonder if this brings comfort to the people of Pripyat?
Imagine the heartbreak and confusion of leaving behind a childhhod pet. Then seeing these beautiful dogs decades later, and wondering the many genetic twists and turns that might trace back to your old pet.
When I went to Chernobyl I saw a Deer, but totally missed the dogs. :( I wish I had.
What’s their lifespan like? I’d love to hear more about their genetic diversity and research into the damage to their DNA. Is there studies like that going on?
The lifespan is comparable to a fox or feral cat in a similar environment: about 1 to 2 years.
We are doing DNA sequencing now and will post our papers on our website when they are published
@@jenniferbetzdvm7548 who's "we"?
@@scrambledmandible Clean Futures Fund, Dr. Mousseau
I would like them to allow a small population of the dogs to continue breeding, to see how they change over the years. My prediction is that they will end up looking something like a dingo rather than a wolf, but with longer hair.
Growing up in bangkok, i'd say these dogs are similar to stray dogs roaming around buddist temples in my hometown. They're not pure breed but they're still pet dogs. Most of them bond with people around their environment. Some of them are friendly enough to be adopted as one of your pet.
And yes they do recognize colors, they won't bark at anyone yellow robe which buddist monks wear.
They're all so perfectly beautiful!!! My heart!