On Aug. 8, the calls started rolling in to Colorado Parks and Wildlife: Scary-looking rabbits were hopping around Fort Collins. These weren’t your standard cute, fluffy bunnies; they had horn-like ...

Sightings of rabbits in northern Colorado with horn-like growths coming from their heads and near their mouths have recently stirred interest—and disgust—among local residents and across social media.

The unsightly bunnies are infected with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, which can cause growths that resemble warts or tentacles. By Hannah Ziegler With black spikes growing on their heads, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The Omiltemi cottontail rabbit, a species lost to science since 1904, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A cottontail rabbit with Shope papilloma virus. An SPV symptom is having dark growths stemming from the infected's head and face.

Rabbits with growths that resemble horns or tentacles have been spotted around Colorado, but wildlife officials say humans and their furry friends have little cause for concern. The animals' grotesque ...