"So blood is the only thing they eat. So we didn't have to worry that maybe they'd eaten some fruit earlier in the day, that's not part of their diet. So they would have exclusively eaten blood the ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. The bats live in South and Central America and are basically “living Draculas,” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vampire bats, with their eerie reputation and unique diet, have long fascinated scientists. But how do they survive on a diet ...

Humans are often happy to share food with their friends, but what about animals? Contrary to their reputation, vampire bats are surprisingly social and generous, and a well-fed bat will even ...

Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have revealed they have a highly unusual method of getting energy from protein, due to their specialised diet. Most mammals get the bulk of their ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes ...

Despite keeping mosquito populations down and helping to pollinate more than 700 different crops, bats in general get a pretty bad rap -- though it’s tough to say if seeing one running helps or ...

Yes, that's right, contrary to myth, vampire bats don't suck blood. They lap it, like a dog or cat laps water. But first, they make a small cut with their razor-sharp teeth, so sharp, that they can ...