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

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

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

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

Wildlife experts warn that “zombie squirrels” and “Frankenstein rabbits” show how parasites and diseases can alter animal ...

It often gets confused with squirrelpox, which is caused by another virus carried harmlessly by gray squirrels but can fatally infect native red squirrels in the U.K.According to the Mail, experts ...