Origin story for the jackalope?
Several rabbits hopping around Colorado, with black spikes on their heads, tentacles emerging from their mouths, and slug-like growths covering their eyes, have been infected with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, prompting social media comparisons to nightmarish mutants.
Rabbits With Hornlike Growths Are Hopping Around Colorado. Are They OK?
The unsightly bunnies are infected with cottontail rabbit papillomavirus, which can cause growths that resemble warts or tentacles.
