Shope papillomavirus causes the alarming horn-like growths on US rabbits. It poses no risk to humans, but pet rabbit owners should take precautions.

Cottontail rabbits with dark, twisted growths erupting from their skull have left people in the US unnerved. Here's what's really happening.

The Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge in Kittery is the first refuge in Maine to host New England cottontails after dozens of the rabbits were released there this year. New England cottontails ...

A New England cottontail rabbit hops away after being released at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve on Sept. 30, 2021, in Wells. Credit: Robert F. Buktay / AP The Rachel Carson National ...

Minnesota is home to two varieties of the small mammal we simply refer to as rabbits. In Duluth we are in the midst of the overlapping ranges of those two animals. Their appearance is similar enough ...