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Wild Przewalski horses graze in a forest inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. Chornobyl is the Ukrainian name for the city.

Video. ‘Small miracle’: Przewalski’s horses adapt to radioactive Chernobyl

Updated: 26/04/2026 - 7:03 GMT+2

On the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, the site remains too dangerous for humans – but wildlife has moved back in.

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