Vampire bats made to run on treadmills in a lab reveal secrets of the special metabolism fueling them from blood consumed only minutes before. The research, published in the journal Biology ...

In a groundbreaking study, scientists have discovered that common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) possess a unique metabolic ...

The vampire bat might be nature’s purest super-villain. But it’s not the only flyer known to subsist off of the blood of its ...

Bats are an iconic symbol of Halloween and vampire bats in particular have earned themselves ... It also doesn't help that three species feast on blood. Despite their diet, bats are incredibly ...

By 2010, we thought we had seen it all in the way of vampire movies. From Bram Stoker’s Dracula to 30 Days of Night and Interview with the Vampire (and yes, even the Twilight franchise), we were never ...

Many questions received by the Museum concern the vampire bat. Because the true vampire bat of Central and South America feeds on blood, a popular misconception has been to link it to the human ...

Researchers have discovered an infrared-sensing protein channel that allows vampire bats to identify the hottest part of the animal—veins close to the skin’s surface that carry 38 degree-Celsius (100° ...

Carnivorous bats, known collectively as false vampire bats because they don’t drink the blood of animals, as true vampire bats do, are found throughout the tropics, although in low numbers ...

Vampire bats are the only mammals to feed entirely on blood and have tiny infra-red receptors in their nose leaf which can detect the most blood-rich veins on an animal, from up to 20 cms away.