The exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power station is teeming with life. After humans were evacuated from the area 20 years ago, animals moved in. Existing animal populations multiplied and species not seen for decades, such as the lynx and eagle owl, began to return. There are even bear footprints, an animal that has not been seen in the Chernobyl area for centuries.

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