When the temperature rises in the summer months, things can turn a little bit strange. The heat makes people behave more wildly, and summer also typically sees the publication of weirder news stories than usual, as outlets look to fill the space caused by political recesses and quieter news cycles overall. In the U.K. the period is known as "silly season," a phrase which has been used in relation to the media there since the 1860s. In 2016, it was the "Killer Clown" phenomenon , in 2020, it was the reported arrival of strange metal monoliths in Utah and other neighboring states. And in the summer of 2025, it was a disturbing story about strange-looking rabbits spotted in Colorado.

As reported by 9NEWS, many residents of Fort Collins had begun to notice the town's wild rabbit populatio

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