Bats communicate in high ultrasonic frequencies. Humans cannot hear these contact calls naturally. Special audio equipment ...

Wild vampire bats have been caught biting into people for the first time. The terrifying new advance means that the bats – which were first thought to feed exclusively on bird blood – are roaming the ...

Q. Halloween brings forth some menacing creatures. The scariest to me is Dracula when he is a blood-sucking bat turning people into vampires. It got me wondering: Are vampire bats real? If so, have ...

Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 ...

Vampire bats really suck, but that doesn’t make them bad neighbors. A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances claims to explain how that specific breed of bat, found in south and ...

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 ...

The relationships these winged mammals forge in captivity are strong enough to survive the jarring transition back into the wild. ByKatherine J. Wu Thursday, October 31, 2019 NOVA NextNOVA Next Meals ...

HUFFINGTONPOST.COM - U.S. health authorities have announced the first death by a vampire bat in the United States. According to the AFP, on July 15, 2010, a 19-year-old man was bitten by a vampire bat ...

For more than a century, filmmakers worldwide have brought vampires to life on screens big and small across hundreds of interpretations. While cinematic bloodsuckers have ranged from the ...