A rapidly spreading virus is causing cottontail rabbits to grow black, tentacle-like growths out of their heads, prompting ...

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

The grotesque “Frankenstein”-esque rabbits — once just a Colorado curiosity — are now turning up in Minnesota and Nebraska, ...

Rumors spread online that rabbits infected with a virus that creates a tentacle-like growth on their faces were "invading" ...

Wildlife officials in Colorado have confirmed a troubling rise in cases of shope papillomavirus, a rare disease causing wild ...

Earlier this week, the internet collectively gasped and recoiled as photos went viral of rabbits in Fort Collins with ...

Viral photos have inspired a fluffle of unflattering nicknames, including "Frankenstein bunnies," "demon rabbits" and "zombie ...

The growths are most likely caused by a summertime virus common in some U.S. states, but wildlife officials say there is no ...

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

Rabbit owners have been told to look after their pets after a number of 'Frankenstein' bunnies have been spotted in Fort ...

Cottontail Rabbit Papillomavirus was discovered on cottontail rabbits in the American Midwest in 1933, and it also came to be known as Shope papilloma virus. They can be found on the skin of rabbits, ...

According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife's (CPW) website, the black growths on the rabbits' heads are due to a grimmer, more ...