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‘Demon’ rabbits growing hornlike warts in Colorado are no danger, scientists say | Colorado

‘Demon’ rabbits growing hornlike warts in Colorado are no danger, scientists say | Colorado

A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but scientists say there is 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 …

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