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Jacob Elordi is unrecognizable in “Frankenstein.” He’s not the high school jock who struts the halls of “Euphoria” High, the college boy worth killing for in “Saltburn,” the taller-than-life rock star from “Priscilla.” In Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of the classic horror novel, Elordi is a creature locked in a deadly feud with his maker, Victor Frankenstein (played by Oscar …

DENVER — A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have a relatively common virus. The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, which causes wart-like growths that …

DENVER (AP) — A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have a relatively common virus. The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, which causes wart-like growths …

A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have a relatively common virus. The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, which causes wart-like growths that protrude from …

Facebook Tweet Email Link DENVER AP  —  A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there’s no reason to be spooked — the furry creatures merely have a relatively common virus. The cottontails recently spotted in Fort Collins are infected with the mostly harmless Shope papillomavirus, …

Residents in Fort Collins, Colorado, are facing a bizarre and unsettling sight: rabbits roaming the area with black, tentacle-like growths sprouting from their heads, sparking online comparisons to infected creatures from The Last of Us. While their appearance is alarming, Colorado Parks and Wildlife says the rabbits are suffering from Shope papilloma virus, also known as the cottontail rabbit papilloma …

People in northern Colorado have been reporting sightings of wild rabbits with black horns and tentacles on their faces. The rabbits appeared to have “black quills or black toothpicks” and “a scabbiesh-looking growth over their face,” some Fort Collins residents told local outlet, 9News. Others have dubbed them “Frankenstein rabbits.” These dark growths are most likely caused by a virus …

It’s not just a bad hare day. A rapidly spreading virus is causing cottontail rabbits to grow black, tentacle-like growths out of their heads, prompting warnings to steer clear of the mutated animals. The so-called Frankenbunnies have been spotted multiple times in Fort Collins, Colorado. Resident Susan Mansfield told 9News she saw a rabbit with what looked like “black quills …

By CHRIS MELORE, US ASSISTANT SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 15:43, 12 August 2025 | Updated: 16:32, 12 August 2025 A mysterious virus has left ordinary rabbits in the US with shocking deformities, including faces full of horns and tentacles. The mutated rabbits have been spotted multiple times in Colorado, specifically in the city of Fort Collins. The sightings date back to …

A new hybrid fire ant is marching across the United States, and scientists say it can handle nearly any weather conditions or terrain that it encounters in the country. Dubbed the “Frankenstein ant” by local residents, the invasive species is a cross between the red imported fire ant and the black imported fire ant and has now taken root in …