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

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

It often gets confused with squirrelpox, which is caused by another virus carried harmlessly by gray squirrels but can ...

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

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

Photos of the cottontails inspired nicknames like “Frankenstein bunnies,” “demon rabbits” and “zombie rabbits.” ...

These wild ‘Frankenstein’ rabbits are looking like something out of The Last of Us. Similar to the TV series where the ...

The grotesque “Frankenstein”-esque rabbits — once just a Colorado curiosity — are now turning up in Minnesota and Nebraska, their furry faces sprouting grotesque horn- and tentacle-like growths ...

SEATTLE — The "Frankenstein bunnies" have been making waves across social media in the U.S. Recently, one rabbit potentially ...

Rabbits with black, tentacle-like growths sprouting from their heads are sparking comparisons to infected creatures from The ...

A virus in the US is turning rabbits into “Frankenstein” bunnies with spikes, as black, horn-like growths appear on their ...

Other states have reported 'Frankenstein rabbits,' with black horns coming from bunnies' faces and necks. But are there any ...