Scientists figure out how vampire bats got a taste for blood
Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood.
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News tagged with vampires
Giant extinct burrowing bat discovered in New Zealand
The fossilized remains of a giant burrowing bat that lived in New Zealand millions of years ago have been found by a UNSW Sydney-led international team of scientists.
Archaeology
Jan 10, 2018
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Octopus ancestors lived before era of dinosaurs, study shows
Scientists have found the oldest known ancestor of octopuses – an approximately 330 million-year-old fossil unearthed in Montana.
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2022
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Ancient human bloodsucker? Skeleton of female 'vampire' unearthed in Europe during dig
The remains of a female "vampire" have been unearthed by archaeologists at a cemetery in Europe, Polish researchers announced this week.
Archaeology
Sep 8, 2022
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Rabies could spread to Peru's coast by 2020
Rabies will likely reach the Pacific Coast of Peru—where the virus currently does not occur—within four years, according to a paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Evolution
Sep 13, 2016
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Fighting fire with fire: 'Vampire' bacteria has potential as living antibiotic
A vampire-like bacteria that leeches onto specific other bacteria – including certain human pathogens – has the potential to serve as a living antibiotic for a range of infectious diseases, a new study indicates.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2011
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Italy dig unearths female 'vampire' in Venice
(AP) -- An archaeological dig near Venice has unearthed the 16th-century remains of a woman with a brick stuck between her jaws - evidence, experts say, that she was believed to be a vampire. The unusual burial is thought ...
Archaeology
Mar 14, 2009
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Friends help female vampire bats cope with loss
Female vampire bats form strong social bonds with their mothers and daughters as they groom and share regurgitated meals of blood. They also form friendships with less closely related bats. Gerry Carter, post-doctoral fellow ...
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2017
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One good turn: Birds swap energy-sapping lead role
Migrating birds 'share the pain' of the arduous task of leading a v-formation, so that they can then take turns saving energy by following in another bird's wake, a new study shows.
Evolution
Feb 2, 2015
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The night life: Why we need bats all the time
The sight of bats hanging upside down in creepy caves or fleeing in fluttery flocks from their subterranean haunts at dusk like "bats out of hell" may spook even the most rational, otherwise unflappable observer.
Plants & Animals
Nov 1, 2012
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