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00:00Hold on to your carrots. Mutant rabbits are on the move across the US.
00:04Welcome to Weird But True, your home for the most un-fur-gettable stories from The Post.
00:09This week, you may have seen disturbing viral images of rabbits with black tentacles growing
00:14out of their heads. The strange sight left internet users scratching their noggins.
00:18It's even stoked fears that the growths are a sign of the end of the world,
00:22not unlike the spores seen in HBO's hit show The Last of Us.
00:30Earlier this year, one of the Franken-bunnies was spotted in snowy Nebraska. Then, just a few days ago,
00:38Denver's Nine News reported a slew of them in Fort Collins, Colorado.
00:42Like a scabby-ish looking kind of growth over your face.
00:48Looks like it was black quills or black toothpicks sticking out all around his mouth.
00:56As the story spread, one Redditor reported the phenomenon for the last few years in Minnesota.
01:02Another chimed in, they're all over here in St. Paul.
01:06So, is the Midwest under attack? Let's not jump to any conclusions.
01:10Turns out the cause of the black groves is the Shope Papillomavirus, or SPV.
01:15It was first discovered by cancer researcher Richard E. Shope in 1933.
01:19At the time, hunters in Iowa had spotted the unusual horned creatures,
01:23which are now believed to be the source of Jackalope, a mythical rabbit with antelope antlers.
01:29He's buds with Bigfoot, Nessie, and my personal favorite, the New Jersey Devil.
01:34However, this rabbit virus is very real, and it's actually similar to HPV in humans.
01:40So yeah, those are like having genital warts growing on your face,
01:43something to think about on your next Tinder date.
01:46Fortunately, the virus is mostly harmless for the afflicted animal,
01:49although in extreme cases, the wart-like horns can grow over the rabbit's mouth,
01:53blocking its ability to eat, and thus leading to starvation.
01:56Colorado wildlife officials are urging people to keep away,
02:00especially if you have a pet rabbit.
02:02Your little thumper could easily become infected.
02:05Scientists say the SPV virus doesn't have the ability to hop between species.
02:10Not yet, at least.
02:11We'll have to see what happens by the time Easter rolls around next year.
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