"So blood is the only thing they eat. So we didn't have to worry that maybe they'd eaten some fruit earlier in the day, that's not part of their diet. So they would have exclusively eaten blood the ...

WASHINGTON — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. The bats live in South and Central America and are basically “living Draculas,” ...

For vampire bats, regurgitating blood into a roostmate's mouth is a sign of ultimate trust. It's a risky strategy for the creatures, who don't know if donating their food will be reciprocated. Vampire ...

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 ...

Vampire bats may have earned their name, as the Smithsonian Channel describes them... (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED COMMENTATOR: Vampire bats are the only bats in the world that feed ...

Vampire legends often are based on Vlad the Impaler (c. 1431-1476), who liked to dip bread into the blood of his enemies and eat it. His name, Vlad, means son of the dragon, or Dracula. Though Vlad ...

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 ...

The first Sunday of every month, you can join researchers from the Smithsonian Bat Lab to get a close-up look at Panama’s bats Olivia Milloway Victoria Flores and Sara Vásquez inspect a bat at Bat ...