Out of over 1,400 currently described bat species, three are known to feed on blood exclusively. The common vampire bat, ...

U.S. officials have taken steps to prepare for the vampire bat's arrival. The USDA’s National Rabies Management Program released a report in September that said the program implemented ...

The vampire bat feeds mainly on the blood of cattle, horses, and wild mammals such as deer and peccaries. It seldom bites humans. When feeding it chooses to land near a hairless area of thin skin -- ...

Vaccinating vampire bats against rabies can help prevent the spread of the disease to livestock and humans. NPR's Scott Simon ...

Vampire bats are native to Latin America and require regular temperatures between 69 and 82 degrees for a comfortable habitat, the study said. But if winter temperatures in the United States ...

Since the vampire bat has been detected as close as 35-40 miles south of the Texas-Mexico border, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has increased its surveillance.

Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from dirt and even poop. ANIMALS; The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins.

Vampire bats lack genes needed for insulin secretion, so instead they rely on quickly metabolising amino acids found in their blood meal. Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent.

Vampire bats will share their blood meal with a hungry friend. Gerry Carter. Such food sharing happens between bats who are related – such as mothers and their offspring – but also unrelated ...