Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal ... This is peculiar since in most animals, including humans, physical activity is fueled by burning carbohydrates and fat, while amino ...

“That’s what really separates these animals from most of the rest of us,” Welch adds. Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed solely on blood, in a practice known as hematophag ...

Most of us prefer a bit of variety in what we eat. Not true for these five "specialist" species, who seem perfectly content ...

Carnivorous bats, known collectively as false vampire bats because they don’t drink the blood of animals, as true vampire bats do, are found throughout the tropics, although in low numbers ...

Vampire bats are the only mammals to feed entirely on blood and have tiny infra-red receptors in their nose leaf which can detect the most blood-rich veins on an animal, from up to 20 cms away.

Bats are an iconic symbol of Halloween and vampire bats in particular have earned themselves ... capable of powered flight and there are over 1,100 species of these winged animals. It's no surprise ...