Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vampire bats have complex social relationships. Samuel Betkowski/Moment via Getty Images You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, ...

Humans are often happy to share food with their friends, but what about animals? Contrary to their reputation, vampire bats are surprisingly social and generous, and a well-fed bat will even ...

If you’ve ever caught yourself picking up a friend’s accent or slang, you already understand a little bit about vampire bats. A new study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B ...

Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to understand how they get the energy to chase down their next meal. Researchers tracked how vampire bats processed their blood meals as they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vampire bats, with their eerie reputation and unique diet, have long fascinated scientists. But how do they survive on a diet ...

Researchers are investigating the threat of vampire bats spreading chronic wasting disease, a deadly wildlife disease affecting deer, moose, and elk. In April, a research article published in the ...

Are climate change and hotter temperatures going to result in blood-drinking vampire bats swarming across Florida? Possibly someday, according to a new study published in the journal Ecography last ...

Vampire bats have become such specialized bloodsuckers that they metabolize their food more like some blood-feeding flies than like other known mammals, a new experiment shows. The common vampire bat ...

The following is an excerpt from Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans by Bill Schutt. When you purchase products through the Bookshop.org link on this page, Science Friday earns ...

You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for ...