US Edition‘Demon Rabbits’: Why Are Bunnies Growing ‘Horns’ in Colorado?
- A group of rabbits with horn-like growths has been spotted in Fort Collins, Colorado, causing concern among residents and prompting calls to wildlife authorities.
- These growths are caused by the Shope papillomavirus, which leads to wart-like tumors on the rabbits' faces without posing risks to other animal species.
- Kara Van Hoose from Colorado Parks and Wildlife explained that the virus is not transmissible to humans or pets and that the rabbits can recover.
- The condition may expand to other rabbits in the Midwest, and researchers connect the virus to scientific research related to cancer, including human papillomavirus.
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The virus spreads from rabbit to rabbit and is not dangerous to humans.
Rabbits with 'horns' sighted across Colorado
What happenedRabbits with black, hornlike spikes growing on their heads and other odd or unslightly protuberances are not dangerous and won't infect humans or other species, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Wednesday, following days of social media posts about sightings of "Frankenstein bunnies," "demon rabbits" and "zombie rabbits" in and around Fort Collins.Who said whatRabbits with "wart-like growths" protruding from their faces "like metasta…
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