The three species of vampire bats are the only mammals that dine exclusively on blood. When the bats feed, they use their teeth to shear away hair or feathers from a small spot and then cut into ...

Now those bats sound scary . . . and they do exist, but only in Latin America. Vampire bats are the only mammals that live entirely on blood — usually that of horses or cattle. They seldom ...

This fact sheet attempts to dispel the fears and answer some of the questions most often asked of the National Museum of Natural History by presenting some general facts about the biology ... by the ...

By observing how vampire bats make friends and share food, Carter has figured out some evolutionary facts of friendship that could potentially apply beyond the world of bats and blood.

Roughly one in five mammal species is a bat. You may have heard of the famous vampire bats that feed on blood, but some lesser-known species use sonar to catch fish, scurry across the ground like ...

Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before. This is peculiar since in most animals, including ...

Here are 13 glimpses into the lives of creatures from bats to spiders: Yes, there are vampire bats that do indeed drink blood, but they are not in Pennsylvania. Bats native to Pennsylvania – all ...

Vampire bats hit the treadmills in a unique study in which scientists tested how the creatures metabolized the blood they feed on, according to a newly published study. The study, published in ...

Bats swooped near the fire, interpreted to be the spirits themselves. Then, of course, there are vampire bats, which drink blood (though rarely that of humans). Over time, these swooping winged ...