Vampire bats’ main fuel source is the blood they drink, scientists have confirmed – after putting the creatures on a treadmill. Most animals, including humans, use carbohydrates as their ...

Researchers tracked how vampire bats processed their blood meals as they sped along a treadmill for up to 90 minutes. Trilobites Scientists put the bloodsucking mammals on a treadmill to ...

A pair of biologists at the University of Toronto has found that vampire bats are able to burn amino acids as a fuel source similarly to blood-sucking insects. In their study published in the ...

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 ...

They're gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for movies or books. Luckily, they're only imaginary … or are they? There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

When you think about a beautiful animal, bats might not immediately come to mind. But for five years running, Thousands of people have cast their votes to decide which small toothy winged creature ...

They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for movies or books. Luckily, they’re only imaginary … or are they? There are real vampires in the world of bats. Out of over 1,400 currently ...

Enjoy beautiful bat photography from conservationist and wildlife photographer Merlin Tuttle Marianne Taylor; Photographs by Merlin Tuttle Today is both Halloween and the last day of Bat Week ...

Earlier info: Ashland, Ore. – The Bureau of Land Management’s annual Bat Beauty Contest returns!Your local Oregon bats are here to defend their crown and try to take home the top prize for the ...

Learn more › Bats are well known for their ability to “see” with sound, using echolocation to find food and their roosts. Some bats may also conceive a map made of sounds from their home range.

WHIDBEY ISLAND, WASH. — The first time Tom Riecken caught a big brown bat, there was screaming. Riecken and his wife, Mackenzie Powell, were pulling down walls in the attic of their new house ...