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 may ...

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Scientist Simon Ripperger spends his days strapping tiny computers to the furry backs of vampire bats in Panama. These tracking sensors document social interactions in a process called biologging. "We ...

Q. Halloween brings forth some menacing creatures. The scariest to me is Dracula when he is a blood-sucking bat turning people into vampires. It got me wondering: Are vampire bats real? If so, have ...

A lot of unique maneuvers are needed for bats to land upside down. Watch the aerodynamics of bat flight in a SciFri Macroscope video! Credit: Breuer and Sharon Swartz It’s almost Halloween, which ...

Vampire bats are found in caves and forests throughout Central and South America and often prey on livestock at night for a quick bite. Common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are the only mammals ...

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Vampire bats have become such specialized bloodsuckers that they metabolize their food more like some blood-feeding flies than like other known mammals, a new experiment shows. The common vampire bat ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Vampire bats have an unusual, blood-only diet that's high in protein but lacking in other ...