Vampire bats now feasting on human blood. By Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Newser. Published January 17, 2017 7:00am EST | Updated January 17, 2017 10:42am EST. Facebook ...

Vampire bats have developed a taste for human blood By . Margi Murphy, The Sun. Published Jan. 12, 2017, 12:46 p.m. ET. A vampire bat is caught in a net in Aracy, in the northeast Amazon state of ...

Well, That Sucks: Vampire Bats Found Drinking Human Blood. News. By Mindy Weisberger published 17 January 2017 When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Some vampire bats in Brazil surprised scientists by adding human blood to their diets. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.

The vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, must find a blood meal every 1 -2 days to survive. Razor sharp teeth and infrared-sensing 'pit organs' surrounding its nose help the bat achieve this goal.

Researchers are even considering transmissible vaccines: They could genetically modify herpes viruses, which are quite common in vampire bats, to carry rabies genes and vaccinate large swaths of ...

Vampire bats are the only exclusively blood-drinking mammals in the world, coming out at night with pointed teeth to pierce flesh. Vampire bat saliva has an anticoagulant that increases blood flow ...

These suckers are fast. Vampire bats hit the treadmills in a unique study in which scientists tested how the creatures metabolized the blood they feed on, according to a newly published study. The … ...

Vampire bats occur from Mexico to South America. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a single specimen has been documented in the United States, in south Texas.

Vampire bats are migrating farther north, due to climate change, in search of more temperate environments and could end up carrying rabies into the United States in the next 27 years, according to ...