Whether you encounter a swift insect-hunter or a gentle fruit-eater, each species tells a unique evolutionary story. Perhaps no bat is more misunderstood than the vampire bat. Found in the ...

Scientists have found a way to sample DNA out of the air on a nationwide scale -- making it possible to one day track the health and well being of species around the globe.

Some species form partnerships that help them ... strong social bonds and don’t easily leave each other behind. Vampire bats often fail to find a blood meal. When that happens, another bat ...

Usually the vampire bats species actually survive by drinking the blood of other animals. There are rare chances especially the young bats if they are stressed or starving they have been observed ...

Additionally, vampire bats demonstrate extraordinary prosocial behaviors ... These megabats, with wingspans approaching 5 feet, are among the world’s largest bat species and can fly up to 50 ...

A keeper’s job is to match underlying nutritional elements, not botanical species, he explains ... Protein and Energy Consumption by Common Vampire Bats”!), part chef and part nag who makes ...

Villagers lumped together blood-sucking vampire bats with more benign species and were intentionally destroying their roosts. “Their biggest threat has always been fear and lack of information ...

Other species, such as the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus ... Current research is exploring the potential of an anticoagulant compound found in vampire bat saliva to treat stroke victims. Finally, ...

Vampire Bats- They live in family groups ... concern for the welfare of socially bonded individuals—a sophisticated empathetic response in a species far removed from primates on the evolutionary tree.