It’s not just a bad hare day. A rapidly spreading virus is causing cottontail rabbits to grow black, tentacle-like growths out of their heads, prompting warnings to steer clear of the mutated animals.
Since 1904, the Omiltemi cottontail rabbit has been lost to science. But recently, it has been rediscovered in Mexico's ...
Rabbits are adorable creatures, until they devour your newly planted perennials, that is. Many gardeners find themselves quite frustrated by the damage rabbits can cause to their beloved plants.
Rabbits with horn-like growths, sometimes called "tentacle rabbits," have recently been spotted hopping around Colorado. Their appearance is because of a virus in the animal, officials say. Residents ...
Three years ago, Rebecca Tien had what she called a “little farm” in the backyard of her home in Columbus' Clintonville neighborhood. With seven garden beds measuring 8 feet by 3 feet each, Tien’s ...
Cases of cottontail rabbit papillomavirus are causing alarming changes in Colorado's rabbits Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also ...