India, Aug. 13 -- Rabbits with horns or tentacles on their heads have been spotted in Colorado in the US, with social media photos taken by residents creating a frenzy in the region.

Several residents have shared photographs which show rabbits with black 'horn-like' structures protruding from their heads.

While it may look startling, people have been looking for an explanation of this phenomenon. So is it just a myth or something else entirely?

The rabbits developing horn-like structures on their heads in Colorado are actually suffering from a medical condition.

According to wildlife experts, the unsettling condition is caused by Shope papilloma virus, a disease that creates wart-like tumours on rabbits, often around the head, ears, a...