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A disease is causing rabbits to look like zombies. Is it contagious?

Wildlife officials say a virus is causing rabbits in Colorado to sprout horn-like growths. What is rabbit papillomavirus and ...
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‘Frankenstein’ Rabbits With Tentacles Spark Outbreak Fears—Experts Sound Alarm Over Virus Outbreak and Spread Beyond U.S.

Wildlife officials in Colorado have confirmed a troubling rise in cases of shope papillomavirus, a rare disease causing wild ...
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Why do those rabbits have tentacles on their heads in Rochester?

As for the wild rabbits, they catch the virus from tick, flea or mosquito bites. Long, tentacle-like growths can appear ...

‘Frankenstein’ rabbits with horrifying spikes growing from their heads are invading the US — and experts warn to stay away

A rapidly spreading virus is causing cottontail rabbits to grow black, tentacle-like growths out of their heads, prompting ...
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Rabbits with tentacles: Can humans, dogs catch Shope Papilloma Virus that is turning Cottontails into zombies in Dakota?

Most rabbits have immunity against cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) which can cause tumorous growths that can be ...

Virus creating mutant rabbits — like something out of ‘The Last of Us’

There’s something funny going on with bunnies in the state of Colorado, as black tentacles appear to be growing out of the ...
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Horrifying transformation turns ordinary rabbits into nightmare creatures as virus spreads through Colorado

Black tentacles writhing from a rabbit's face might sound like science fiction, but it's reality for Colorado residents ...