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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The virus in rabbits was named after Dr. Richard E Shope, a professor at The Rockefeller University who discovered the disease in cottontails in the 1930s.

Some cottontail rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, have been drawing attention because they have wart-like growths on their ...

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

Rabbits with horn-like growths caused by Shope papilloma virus have been reported in Colorado. The virus is not contagious to humans or other animals, but direct contact with infected rabbits ...