Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon talks with epidemiologist Tonie Rocke about a new way to vaccinate bats.

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the ...

Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively. The common vampire bat, ...

What a Vampire Bat Can Teach Us About the Economics of Friendship A Smithsonian scientist says important lessons about making friends and sharing can be learned from these blood-sucking creatures ...

In Mexico, vampire bat rabies costs the livestock industry more than $46.7 million per year, according to a 2020 USDA report. And there’s the risk to human health.

After the vampire bats ate, they were each placed on a miniature treadmill. According to Dr. Welch, the dexterous bats initially used their thumbs to hook into crevices to avoid the moving belt.

Vampire bat pup receives regurgitated food from an unrelated female bat. Credit: Gerry Carter lab surveillance camera video. During a study with captive vampire bats at the Smithsonian Tropical ...

Vampire bats are happy to share their meals with a friend, suggesting a strong bond between these social mammals.

A reader asks if we have 'vampire' bats around here, and another offers an update on the Grove Park Inn geese situation.

We are lucky to have species such as the big brown bat, the little brown bat, the spotted bat, the red bat and several more, living in Colorado. All in all, there are over 900 species of bats in ...

Vampire Survivors update 1.3.0 arrives on February 9 with a bat challenge stage, a super-sized powerup, and new achievements for the roguelike survival game.

Unlike other bat species, vampire bats are very good at running along the ground. So, they figured they could put bats in treadmills that measure their oxygen intake and carbon dioxide output to ...