There are real viruses that can cause wartlike growths called fibromas in deer. But there's no need to worry, according to ...

Rabbits typically overcome the disease on their own, with research suggesting that in about 35% of affected rabbits, papillomas disappear within six months. There is no known cure, and while most ...

Images of 'Frankenstein rabbits' with horns and tentacles have spread across social media. We explain what's really happening ...

As for the wild rabbits, they catch the virus from tick, flea or mosquito bites. Long, tentacle-like growths can appear around their head and neck. These growths often go away on their own, Schueller ...

Wildlife officials say a virus is causing rabbits in Colorado to sprout horn-like growths. What is rabbit papillomavirus and is it dangerous to pets?

As weird and concerning as they appear, the virus that causes the dark, wart-like horns or tentacles to grow on cottontail ...

The virus spreads through direct contact between healthy squirrels and the lesions or saliva of infected squirrels — mimicking herpes transmission in humans.

Images of rabbits in Colorado with horns and tentacles are making waves across social media, with many likening their strange ...