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

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

Rabbits infected with the Shope papilloma virus have growth on their heads and faces resembling “horns and tentacles.” ...

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

Grotesque gray squirrels covered in oozing sores are invading US backyards, and experts say bird feeders may be fueling the ...

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

Experts say horned-looking rabbits and wart-covered squirrels are viral diseases—frightening to see, but not dangerous to ...

In the US, zombie squirrels with sores and bald patches have been seen due to squirrel fibromatosis, a virus causing tumors.

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

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

Shope papillomavirus, a common and naturally occurring virus in wild rabbits that causes wart-like growths which can resemble ...

Webb told the news outlet that it was a common disease for the animals, especially the red squirrels. She advised that humans shouldn't touch them, even though humans and our pets cannot get infected.