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

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

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

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 ...

A group of rabbits in Colorado with grotesque, hornlike growths may seem straight out of a low-budget horror film, but ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy ...

Strange growths on Colorado rabbits are caused by a common seasonal virus spread by insects. The virus is harmless to humans ...

Fort Collins residents spot cottontail rabbits with hornlike growths, dubbed "Frankenstein bunnies," caused by Shope ...

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

Rabbits with black, hornlike spikes growing on their heads and other odd or unslightly protuberances are not dangerous and ...

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a major source of cancer that’s now almost entirely preventable through vaccination. But ...