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Radioactive wild boars have been roaming the forests of Germany.
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Scientists believed their radioactivity was due to the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
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However the animals' radioactivity has long mystified scientists.
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Scientists have dubbed this mystery the wild boar paradox.
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Research attributes the contamination of Germany's boars to weapons tests.
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Wild boars have remained so radioactive compared to other forest creatures.
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Radioactive particles accumulate in these underground fungi.
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This has resulted in a reduction in the hunting of the animals.
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Testing on the environment have been understudied and largely forgotten.
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Showing how legacy soil pollution can haunt generations to come.
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