Vampire bats are social animals and live in large groups, which can number up to a thousand; usually lots and lots of lady bats and one main guy, known as the resident male.

There are real vampires in the world of bats.Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on ...

On Bat Appreciation Day, it’s time to cast aside old fears and marvel at the bizarre, spectacular, and downright awe-inspiring journey of bats. From the blood-drinking vampire bats lurking in ...

Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the animals on tiny treadmills. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

Vampire bats need to get about 2 tablespoons of blood a day to live. To find it, the animals are able to detect heat — and where there's heat, there are blood vessels close to the surface.

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the science for you. That's exactly what a team of scientists has done, and it's not ...

On 29th August 2019, Lilith, a vampire bat housed in the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, died, leaving behind a pup. Curiously, for Gerry Carter and Imran Razik — the ...

U.S. officials have taken steps to prepare for the vampire bat's arrival. The USDA’s National Rabies Management Program released a report in September that said the program implemented ...

Vampire bats are the only mammals that engage in hematophagy, or feeding exclusively on blood. But this behavior is practiced by other animals, including tsetse flies, which are known on the ...

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.

A vampire bat enjoys a blood meal at the expense of a domestic goat. Nicolas Reusens/Moment via Getty Images. Feeding on a blood diet is unusual for a mammal and has led to many unique adaptations ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sebastian Stockmaier, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) You can probably ...