We've heard of arachnophobia, claustrophobia, agoraphobia and fear of clowns, but ... fear of bunny rabbits?
Yep ... it's a real "fear."
According to Slate, a German student who claimed her teacher was terrified of rabbits was exonerated in a defamation suit on Tuesday when the judge determined that the teacher did have leporiphobia (or as we like to call it, and irrational fear of adorable bunnies).
A chalk drawing of a bunny caused the teacher to cry and flee her classroom. Is she crazy? Maybe not. Snakes, bugs, and rodents are the most feared members of the animal kingdom, according to Slate -- and rabbits were considered rodents until 1912. Who knew?
Tennis star Andy Roddick is rumored to have a fear of rabbits -- and he may have good reason to be. Bunnies are the best-known source of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," a bacterial infection that can be deadly, Slate reports.
Are You Afraid Of Rabbits?