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

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

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?

Rabbits infected with the Shope papilloma virus have growth on their heads and faces resembling “horns and tentacles.” ...

More and more 'Frankenstein' rabbits are appearing across the US. Now an expert has warned where the disease may spread next ...

As for the wild rabbits, they catch the virus from tick, flea or mosquito bites. Long, tentacle-like growths can appear ...

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their ...

Experts say horned-looking rabbits and wart-covered squirrels are viral diseases—frightening to see, but not dangerous to ...

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

Viruses can evolve and mutate over time.' ...

The virus spreads through direct contact between healthy squirrels and the lesions or saliva of infected squirrels -- ...

Squirrels with pox and rabbits with horns. Learn more about the viruses impacting these small mammals.