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Rabbits are sprouting virus-induced “horns” in Colorado. Here’s why scientists say there’s no reason to panic.

Rabbits are sprouting virus-induced “horns” in Colorado. Here’s why scientists say there’s no reason to panic.

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 …

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