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An enormous rabbit that was rescued while hopping along Highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Mountains is now recovering in Mill Valley under the care of veterinarians.

A California Highway Patrol officer caught the big bunny on the night of June 2 to protect it from passing cars.

The Highway 17 rabbit was re-named from “Bugs” to “Marguerite” by her care team. “She’s a big girl with a big personality and big opinions. We wanted a sassy, feminine name for her as she became stronger and healthier. She’s a survivor,” SaveABunny wrote.

Marguerite survived a frightening ordeal after she was likely dumped along the side of Highway 17 by someone, according to SaveABunny. The rabbit was treated for an eye infection and malnutrition.

A Berkeley County Animal Control Officer, a Berkeley County Public Safety Officer and Central Berkeley Fire Department members rescued a litter of baby bunnies from a storm drain in Moncks Corner.

First responders were alerted on Tuesday of the bunnies in the storm drain by a resident on Black Tom Road. A public safety officer observed the resident in the ditch line with a trash can. The resident told the officer that she had seen several bunnies in the drain.

First responders quickly removed five baby bunnies from the drain but were unable to save the life of the mother bunny.

The five babies were checked out and immediately adopted into caring homes.

A teenage girl has gone missing in Melbourne- and is believed to have her pet rabbit with her.

Bailey, 13, was last seen in Heidelberg Heights in the city's north-east, where she's from, yesterday.

She's thin, around 150cm tall and has brown eyes and black hair cropped on one side.

She was wearing a blue hoodie with a blue jacket over the top, pink/purple track pants, white crocs, a pink cap and had a cream-coloured bandana around her face/neck.