Experts have issued a warning after infected rabbits, described as 'Frankenstein' with 'tentacles', were sighted in the US.

Wildlife experts in the United States are concerned about wild rabbits in Fort Collins, Colorado, displaying grotesque facial growths resembling tentacles due to the cottontail papilloma virus (CRPV). The virus causes horn-like or tentacle-like growths on the rabbits' faces, impairing their ability to eat, see, or survive. The virus is not transmissible to humans but spreads through mosquitoes and ticks, raising fears of it spreading to other parts of the Midwest during warmer months.