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Vampire bats are a group of three species of bat from the family Phyllostomidae, also known as leaf-nosed bats. They are well known for their blood-eating habit. The name comes from Serbian folklore, where a ‘vampir’ is an evil mythological creature that drinks human blood.
After putting the bite on an animal, the vampire bat laps up the flowing blood with its tongue. Its saliva prevents the blood from clotting. Young vampire bats feed not on blood but...
Three extant bat species feed solely on blood: the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), the hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata), and the white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi). Two extinct species of the genus Desmodus have been found in North America.
25 Οκτ 2023 · Vampire bats are the only mammals in the world that live on blood alone, and the unique challenges of that diet make them some of the most specialized, fascinating, and downright weird...
Rather than sucking blood, vampire bats make a small cut with their teeth and then lap up the flowing blood with their tongues. These bats are so light and agile that they are sometimes able to...
4 Απρ 2022 · The vampire bat is famous for inspiring the creation of Count Dracula and now scientists have found out why they are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood.
20 Φεβ 2018 · Vampire bats are probably not the cuddliest of critters, considering nearly their entire food source consists of blood. But how these furry little mammals ended up guzzling blood has puzzled researchers, and a new analysis shows their very distinct gut bacteria might be a big part of the story.
