Many questions received by the Museum concern the vampire bat. Because the true vampire bat of Central and South America feeds on blood, a popular misconception has been to link it to the human ...
Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal ... native to Mexico and Central and South America, burn amino acid molecules found in their protein-rich blood meals – a feat seen only ...
W hile much of the world sleeps, vampire bats from Mexico, Central and South America emerge into the darkness to feast on blood. They fly, crawl and even run to target cattle and other large ...
A common vampire bat going out for its nocturnal hunt DNA analysis is giving clues to how the vampire bat can survive on blood alone. The bat can drink up to half its weight in blood a day unlike ...