Yet more cute animals have caused concern in the US over strange growths which really shouldn’t be there.

It hasn’t been long since ‘Frankenstein’ rabbits with black tendrils covering their faces started hopping around in Colorado.

And now squirrels covered in oozing sores have been spotted in gardens across the US and Canada.

The first instances of these ‘zombie squirrels’ date back to 2023, when a homeowner took pictures of several grey squirrels covered in tumours in their yard.

The hairless growths have been seen to ooze pus and they can appear on most of the squirrels’ body from their head and eyes to their legs and genitals.

But the number of sightings has exploded in the past month, Daily Mail reports – but this could be because more squirrels are out and about gathering food f

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