According to Gemma Campling, head veterinarian and CEO of Worldwide Vets, the giraffe may have contracted bovine papillomavirus (BPV), a virus prevalent in cattle but occasionally seen in other ...

There are many types of papillomavirus, each affecting their own species. However it is believed it is the cow variation (bovine papillomavirus, or BPV) [that] is affecting these giraffe.

Dark chemistry aside, I will focus on the science. The virus that causes warts in animals is known as bovine Papilloma virus. Just like in humans, bovine warts are spread by direct or indirect ...