Radioactive wolves

[Catherine]

Quote:It does go to show that even if humans manage to destroy everything, they really won't have destroyed much at all, except the possibility of human life and human concerns. But it also shows that it could be even possible for humans to survive such devastation, and continue on, as those animals are doing in Chernobyl.
I like to imagine that any survivors and their descendants would start to live more natural lives, in Nature's balance, using wilderness survival skills, and grow a new race living their lives in harmony with the surroundings....but I doubt that would happen. Eventually, humans would probably work themselves back to 'square one' again, and start to re-invent automobiles/fridge freezers/electric lighting/oil wars/and eventually nuclear power stations....

The animals who stayed and survived or moved into the area later, did have problems with mutations. I think they probably still do. Animals are not bothered by such things. If the mutation is severe the offspring do not survive. If they survive and are different looking they can still live normal lives. I have had handicapped pets for years and they accept the way they are and are not bothered by their differences.
Humans only accept a vary narrow range of variation as normal. A baby with six fingers, but normal in every other way is still a great distress to the parents. Have you ever read John Wyndham's book, The Chrysalides (titled Rebirth in some countries)? It is about a post nuclear war world and mutations are not tolerated. We don't act that strongly, but we are still distressed when it happens. Of course some of the Chernobyl mutations are pretty horrible. Humans are the only creature to use radioactive materials, but we seem to have no tolerance for their effects.