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Squirrels with pox and rabbits with horns. Learn more about the viruses impacting these small mammals.
Across the U.S. and Canada, squirrels are appearing with grotesque tumors due to squirrel fibromatosis, a viral skin disease ...
Scary as squirrel fibroma virus looks, the animals usually recover and the infection isn't dangerous to people.
Frankenstein rabbits’ scare prompts new fears of ‘zombie squirrel’ plague - The ‘zombie’ squirrels are covered in hairless, ...
As the internet reels from viral images of “Last of Us” rabbits, a new nightmare has hit backyards across North America: ...
Experts say horned-looking rabbits and wart-covered squirrels are viral diseases—frightening to see, but not dangerous to ...
Residents in the US and Canada have been left horrified after spotting grey squirrels covered in bulbous growths that split ...
In the US, zombie squirrels with sores and bald patches have been seen due to squirrel fibromatosis, a virus causing tumors.
Following the zombie bunny outbreak, now there are 'zombie squirrels' covered in 'pus-filled' warts to keep an eye out for ...
These wild ‘Frankenstein’ rabbits are looking like something out of The Last of Us. Similar to the TV series where the ...
The virus spreads through direct contact between healthy squirrels and the lesions or saliva of infected squirrels -- ...
Across the US and Canada, squirrels are increasingly sighted with grotesque, wart-like growths due to squirrel fibromatosis, ...