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Wild rabbits in Colorado have been discovered with concerning horn-like growths protruding from their heads, startling people on social media. Thankfully the condition poses no threat to humans and other animals, with recent sightings also having been reported in Minnesota and Nebraska. The bunnies’ ‘horns’ are a symptom of the Shope papilloma virus, which spreads through the bites of mosquitoes, …

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 …