Colorado residents have spotted rabbits with concerning growths and black protrusions reminiscent of tentacles on their heads. According to 9 News , the Colorado Parks and Wildlife has confirmed that the growths are the result of a virus outbreak among rabbits in the Fort Collins area. Read on for more about the virus and how wildlife officials are ensuring locals’ safety. Fort Collins residents compare rabbits’ growths to ‘black quills,’ ‘black toothpicks,’ and scabies Several Fort Collins residents have spotted rabbits with unusual growths, including Susan Mansfield, who told 9 News that she saw a rabbit with protrusions that looked like “black quills” or “black toothpicks.” “It looks like it was black quills or black toothpicks sticking out all around his or her mouth,” she told the news outlet. “I thought he would die off during the winter, but he didn’t. He came back a second year, and it grew.”  Another resident said they found a rabbit with “a scabbiesh-looking growth over...