Bats in other countries eat fruit, fish, small mammals, and yes, blood. There are three species of the fabled vampire bats, but all are found in Latin America. A common fear is that bats carry rabies.
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 ...
Thanks to a local anesthetic in their spit, vampire bats are able to drink blood from their prey without being detected. That way, they can feed undisturbed for up to a half hour at a time. (02:41) ...
Four of the nine species of Adirondack bats belong to the genus Myotis, the mouse-eared bats. The little brown bat is the most abundant of the four, and is the common bat of the region. During the ...
Bats are an iconic symbol of Halloween and vampire bats in particular have earned themselves a ghoulish reputation. But are they really the bloodsucking fiends they're made out to be? Bats are the ...