A parade of so-called “zombie” rabbits sporting hornlike growths has sparked confusion and concern in Colorado. Wildlife officials say there’s no cause for alarm. These unusual creatures are simply living with a harmless,

HORRIFYING images of ‘zombie’ rabbits with tentacles sprouting out of their heads have been circulating online – so is your pet bunny safe? The traumatising snaps have led to

Wild rabbits in South Dakota and Colorado have developed horn-like growths and mouth tentacles. These bunnies, now being called ‘Frankenstein’s rabbits’ online, are infected with a virus called Shope papillomavirus (SPV),

Experts and local officials have issued a warning to anyone who encounters a 'zombie rabbit' on their travels. People have been left concerned after spotting the poor bunnies in Fort Collins, Colorado, with strange, gnarled black growths sticking out of their face and neck.

Across the border in Colorado, some cottontail rabbits are drawing nation-wide attention not for their cute button noses but for the tentacle like growths coming out of their heads.

As per experts the condition is caused by Shope papilloma virus, a disease that creates wart-like tumors on rabbits, often around the head, ears, and eyelids.

CPW spokesperson Kara Van Hoose told KDVR: "There’s no overt concern needed for pet owners. We would just say to keep those wildlife principles in mind when you do have them out: Keep them on leash, keep them away from wild animals just in case, but it is not something necessarily we see transferred from rabbits to dogs.”