Perhaps no bat is more misunderstood than the vampire bat. Found in the Americas, these small, unassuming creatures have evolved a taste for blood—a rare diet called hematophagy.

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 ...

But the vampire bat itself is hardly the agent of evil its association with Dracula would suggest. Here are seven things you may not have known about these creatures. Residing in Central and South ...

Vampire bats are thirsty creatures. And they drink only one beverage: mammalian blood. Each night, they hop on the ground, crawl up to an unsuspecting victim and latch onto its ankle. Then the ...

Vampire bats have a chilling reputation, but how much of it is true? Dive into the fascinating world of these misunderstood creatures and find out if they’re really after human blood. Coast ...

Certain creatures like vampire bats, lampreys and leeches also produce anticoagulants to keep their victims’ blood flowing, sometimes even after they’re done eating. “A leech feeds five ...

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As if nature really needed to endow vampire bats with anything more unusual than the ability to fly and a propensity to drink blood, the creatures have been found to sprint along the ground ...