A common vampire bat going out for its nocturnal hunt DNA analysis is giving clues to how the vampire bat can survive on blood alone. The bat can drink up to half its weight in blood a day unlike ...

Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from dirt and even poop. Vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) in flight.

Bats are an iconic symbol of Halloween and vampire bats in particular have earned themselves a ghoulish reputation. But are they really the bloodsucking fiends they're made out to be? Bats are the ...

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 ...

The vampire bat, on the other hand, is often associated with energy drains ... Remember, dreams of white bats, while unusual, carry potent symbols for your personal journey. Black Bats in Dreams: A ...

Western cultures have generally regarded bats with superstition and fear; but in China, expressed in art and handicrafts, the bat has achieved respectability as a symbol of happiness and good luck.

Thanks to a local anesthetic in their spit, vampire bats are able to drink blood from their prey without being detected. That way, they can feed undisturbed for up to a half hour at a time. (02:41) ...

Vampire bats establish friendships by sharing regurgitated blood with their neighbours in a "kind of horrifying French kiss", a new study says. Researchers observing the mammals said their sharing ...

The evidence just piles up of the writers using the convention linking Marian symbols with death and dying. In the opening sequence of Something Blue, we have a very similar scene. Buffy patrols a ...

Or vampire bats, rather. Of the over 1,000 odd species of bats you find worldwide, only three have evolved to exclusively gobble on blood for sustenance. Contrary to what you might have thought ...

(NewsNation) — Climate change is driving the migration of vampire bats northward and raising the risk of rabies spillover from animals to humans, according to a new study. The findings ...

Teen half vampire Dakaria falls in love with rock singer vampire Murdo. Dakaria, her friends and family have to face vampire Xantor who has dark plans.