Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vampire bats have complex social relationships. Samuel Betkowski/Moment via Getty Images You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, ...

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 ...

Many people would not describe bats as cute. This is likely because of bats’ associations with viruses, darkness, and evil. Granted, bats are somewhat weird animals, being the only mammals that can ...

A lot of unique maneuvers are needed for bats to land upside down. Watch the aerodynamics of bat flight in a SciFri Macroscope video! Credit: Breuer and Sharon Swartz It’s almost Halloween, which ...

Vampire bats feed exclusively on blood, as many people know, but less is known about how or why they adapted to thrive on such a strict diet. There are three species of vampire bats. Together, they ...

Vampire bat pup receives regurgitated food from an unrelated female bat. Credit: Gerry Carter lab surveillance camera video. During a study with captive vampire bats at the Smithsonian Tropical ...

Vampire bats subsist solely on blood: In technical terms, they’re what’s called “obligate sanguivores.” And the three species of vampire bats are the only mammals to have ever evolved this particular ...

Pity the poor vampire bat. It’s bad enough that it’s called a vampire bat, but lately the creature has been in need of some spin control. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

WASHINGTON – If you want to know how vampire bats can survive on a diet that — as everyone knows — consists exclusively of blood, the answer is simple. It’s in their genes. Scientists on Monday said ...

The strong relationship formed between two female adult vampire bats may have motivated one of the bats to adopt the other’s baby. Elisabeth King Foster mother, BD, feeds her adopted vampire bat pup ...