Vampirebats, members of the subfamily Desmodontinae, are leaf-nosedbatscurrently found in Central and South America. Their food source is the blood of other animals, a dietary trait called hematophagy. Three extantbatspecies feed solely on blood: the commonvampirebat(Desmodus rotundus), the hairy-leggedvampirebat(Diphylla ecaudata), and the white-wingedvampirebat(Diaemus youngi ...
When it comes to feeding, this thumb-sizedbatdefinitely sides with Dracula.Vampirebatsare the only mammals on an all-blood diet — and an unsuspecting co... VampireBatWhile much of the world sleeps,vampirebatsemerge from dark caves, mines, tree hollows, and abandoned buildings in Mexico and Central and South America. Over 20% of all living mammal species arebats, and each is adapted to a particular diet: nectar, fruit, meat, insects—even blood! Follow scientists into the jungles of Brazil, and to a genomic sequencing lab at Temple University, as they decode the evolutionary history of the blood-feedingvampirebat.
Thermal imaging offers a rare bat's-eye view of howvampirebatshunt. They use heat sensors in their noses to identify the best place to bite a sleeping pig... Thesevampirebatshave heat sensors in their noses-all the better for finding the sweet spot on a sleeping victim - and sipping half their weight in blood.
... Vampirebatsuse sonar and their sensitive ears to search for prey in dense cover. With a target acquired, super-powered noses help them locate blood beneath a peccary's skin...
and the feast ... VAMPIREBATSVampirebatsare such interesting animals. In this video we are covering their history and lif...more Vampirebatsthat is! It is a common misconception thatvampirebatssuck blood.
They actually cut a tiny slit in an animal's skin with their razor-sharp front teeth and lap up the blood. Other 45-min talks onyoutubecan be found here - Virtual conference talks (2020) from my lab (6 minutes each): (1) Development of new relationships by Gerry Carter, (2) Sickness behavior invampirebatsby Postdoc Basti Stockmaier, (3) Social foraging invampirebatsby Postdoc Simon Ripperger.
