13 Spooky Facts About the Vampire Bat

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Happy Spooky season, Halloween, Samhain, whatever you do. I hope you enjoy this little video sharing some fun facts about the Vampire Bat, and learn something new about these often misrepresented blood-lickers.

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Common Vampire Bat (Zoo of America):

Expression of biological activity of draculin, the anticoagulant factor from vampire bat saliva, is strictly dependent on the appropriate glycosylation of the native molecule (PubMed):

How Vampire Bats Can Survive on a Diet of Blood

How Vampire Bats Suck Blood for 30 Minutes Unnoticed (Smithsonian Channel):

Is It Safe to Drink Blood (Live Science):

Vampire bats 'French kiss with blood' to form lasting bonds (BBC):

Vampire bats' secret method of hunting for the best blood uncovered by scientists (Daily Mail):

Well, That Sucks: Vampire Bats Found Drinking Human Blood (Live Science)