A disturbing virus is sweeping through bunnies in Colorado in the US, turning them into nightmarish ''Frankenstein'-looking ...

Most rabbits have immunity against cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) which can cause tumorous growths that can be ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife say rabbits in Fort Collins are infected with rabbit papilloma virus, causing horn- or ...

In Colorado, a peculiar phenomenon involving rabbits with horn-like growths has sparked concern across the United States.

Residents in the US and Canada have been left horrified after spotting grey squirrels covered in bulbous growths that split ...

Shope papillomavirus causes bizarre hornlike warts in rabbits, inspiring jackalope myths and serving as a key model for virus ...

Across the US and Canada, squirrels are increasingly sighted with grotesque, wart-like growths due to squirrel fibromatosis, ...

As for pets catching CRPV, Van Hoose said the virus can spread from rabbit to rabbit, but not to other species. Although the ...

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

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

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

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