Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before. The research, published in the journal Biology ...
A common vampire bat going out for its nocturnal hunt DNA analysis is giving clues to how the vampire bat can survive on blood alone. The bat can drink up to half its weight in blood a day unlike ...
Vampire bats establish friendships by sharing regurgitated blood with their neighbours in a "kind of horrifying French kiss", a new study says. Researchers observing the mammals said their sharing ...
Bats are an iconic symbol of Halloween and vampire bats in particular have earned themselves a ghoulish reputation. But are they really the bloodsucking fiends they're made out to be? Bats are the ...
A single bat can consume one third of its own bodyweight in insects every night. Vampire bats are the only mammals to feed entirely on blood and have tiny infra-red receptors in their nose leaf ...
Casting a shadow on the ruins of a temple at the archaeological site of Hormiguero, a woolly false vampire bat returns to its roost after hunting for dinner. Bats may bring food back for members ...