Rabbits in northern Colorado have been spotted with bizarre, somewhat grisly horns on their face. Shope papillomavirus is ...

The growths are caused by a rare virus named Shope papilloma virus. The virus leads to wart-like skin protrusions on rabbits' ...

Though the horned rabbits aren’t a danger to humans or pets, Van Hoose advises people to keep their distance from the ...

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

The growths resemble warts but can look like horns if they grow longer, Van Hoose said. The growths don’t harm rabbits unless ...

More reported cases of a grotesque virus leaving rabbits across the US deformed is sparking fears that the condition is spreading nationwide this summer.

HORRIFYING images of ‘zombie’ rabbits with tentacles sprouting out of their heads have been circulating online – so is your pet bunny safe? The traumatising snaps have led to ...

On social media, surprising images have circulated of wild rabbits with strange black protuberances emerging from their heads, resembling horns or tentacles. The phenomenon caused ...

A parade of so-called “zombie” rabbits sporting hornlike growths has sparked confusion and concern in Colorado. Wildlife ...

Rabbit papilloma virus is a mostly benign disease that can impact cottontail rabbits in Colorado bitten by infected fleas or ...