(via TEDEd) Follow the nighttime routine of a vampire bat as it hunts for prey, and find out how these unique creatures work together to survive.

You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for ...

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 ...

Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed solely on blood. Price Sewell via Rossi and Welch, Biology Letters, 2024 While much of the world sleeps, vampire bats from Mexico, Central and South America ...

Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to understand how they get the energy to chase down their next meal. Researchers tracked how vampire bats processed their blood meals as they ...

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You can probably picture a vampire: a pale, sharply fanged, undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for ...

Vampire bats have become such specialized bloodsuckers that they metabolize their food more like some blood-feeding flies than like other known mammals, a new experiment shows. The common vampire bat ...

Some of the cited work in the article is from long-term collaborators (such as Dr. Gerald Carter at Princeton University) with whom I frequently interact and work together. You can probably picture a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Sebastian Stockmaier, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) You can probably ...