Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the ...

Vampire bats are remarkable creatures that survive exclusively on blood, a diet rich in proteins but low in fats and sugars.

For a millennial couple buying their first home, on an island in the Puget Sound, the cost of humanely resolving the bat ...

Vampire bats’ main fuel source is the blood they drink, scientists have confirmed – after putting the creatures on a ...

that make the decision to make their own custom chips. Unfortunately, chip making isn't an easy process, and a lot of the ...

Many species of bats use echolocation to avoid obstacles like tree branches and hunt small insects as they fly through the ...

If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the science for you.

"However, one group of vertebrates has evolved to share a love of eating blood: vampire bats. And, unlike most bats, vampire ...

Birds usually have a prominent breast keel where heavy muscles are attached; in bats, only one muscle is attached to the breastbone, the ribs are flattened, and there is some fusing of the vertebral ...

Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to understand how they get the energy to chase down their next meal.

The farmers’ quarrels with vampire bats make sense. Culling campaigns have used topically applied poisons called vampiricide, basically a mix of petroleum jelly and rat poison. Bats are caught ...