Are rabbits spotted in the wild with "weird tentacles" or "horns" infected with a rare virus, as claimed by social media users? No, this is misleading. The rabbits have a common viral infection, papillomavirus,

Colorado residents have been spotting rabbits with tentacles on their heads in recent weeks, but it's actually caused by the cottontail rabbit papillomavirus.

Rabbits with black, tentacle-like growths sprouting from their faces have been spotted in Colorado. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said the black growths on the r