Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the ...

the researchers used a specialized machine with infrared lasers to detect the presence of certain carbon isotopes in the exhaled carbon dioxide. Vampire bat mid-jump as it runs on a treadmill The ...

Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal ... to four times their body mass in a single meal. They have special infrared perception in their noses, which allows them to locate blood ...

Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism ... sometimes ingesting up to four times their body mass in a single meal. They have special infrared ...

Another heat-seeking animal is the vampire bat, which has an infrared detector in its face that helps it locate warm-blooded animals. Once it’s close to an animal, a bat can even detect slight ...