Effects of Radiation Exposure on Animals

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Environments are greatly affected by nuclear disaster, especially the animals in those environments. Everything changes and goes wrong in the environment, and it takes awhile for the environment to go back to normal. I’m Billy the bear and I experienced the aftermath of a nuclear disaster first-hand. One day, right before hibernating season, I was walking around the forest gathering some last-minute food to pack in my cave, when I heard the loud noises. All of the birds stopped singing and flew away and the tiny squirrels scurried up the trees, chattering obnoxiously. The sky seemed to turn dark, and the loud noises deafened my ears. I whirled around, terrified, I’m a pretty big guy, hello I’m a bear, but these noises sounded larger than even I am. I could hear human men yelling, growing closer. I bounded off toward my cave, forgetting about the last-minute food run. Sprinting as fast as I could, I leaped into my cave and pushed boulders against the entrance. Completely blocked in, I laid down, ready to hibernate regardless of the unexpected excitement of the day. As I slipped into my deep, 8 month-long slumber, I hardly heard the booms of bombs dropping. 8 Months Later… Arising, I stretched and felt by bones creak and pop, my muscles protesting. Yawning largely, I pushed the boulders out of the way and squinted my eyes against the harsh sunlight streaming into the cave. Stepping out of the cave I stumbled back in horror and shock, everything I had ever known was gone; the trees were white and barren of all of their leaves. The ground was void of all grass, nothing green was anywhere in sight. I cantered off towards the river, hoping that it wasn’t gone too. Luckily, it wasn’t, however, the river had odd green slime coating it,... ... middle of paper ... ...ondering what was happening. I only knew one thing, I have got to get out of here. The humans were right, KEEP OUT! I slowly made my way off of the rock, walking through the trees to find a new home. Without even looking back at my destroyed home, I trekked on out of the woods. I saw a sign, another symbol of the wretched humans that had ruined my home. This one said: “Radiation causes fever, headache, and nausea. White blood cell counts may be lowered. See a doctor if you have any of these symptoms, and EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!” They didn’t have to tell me twice, once I saw that sign, I knew that everything in my environment was trashed, and I was experiencing the effects of radiation exposure. Sighing, I continued on my journey to find a new home, at least I survived the nuclear disaster that ruined my home, baring all of the trees and polluting virtually everything.

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