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

The unsightly bunnies are infected with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, which can cause growths that resemble warts or ...

Van Hoose stated that the virus could not spread to humans, dogs, or cats, though deer and elk could contract a separate strain. She acknowledged that the unsettling appearance of infected rabbits may ...

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

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

Though the strange growths on these animals may look intimidating, experts say there’s not much to worry about, and they're ...

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

Wildlife officials in Colorado are monitoring an unusual increase in cases of Shope papillomavirus, a disease affecting wild ...

Over the past month, Aurora animal control officers fielded four reports of rabbits being hit and injured with a blow dart or ...

According to reports, in several parts of northern Colorado, residents have spotted wild rabbits with dark, tentacle-like ...

Rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been observed with eerie black growths resembling tentacles or horns, causing alarm ...

At least four wild rabbits have been shot with blow darts in Aurora in the last month, one of them fatally, and city ...