Do you have questions about vampire bats? Well, today is your lucky day: Carl Zimmer has some vampire bat facts for you! "Vampire bats have Dracula-style teeth, which they use to puncture the tough ...

Bats belong to the order Chiroptera-not Rodentia. They're actually more closely related to primates than they are to rodents.

Q. Halloween brings forth some menacing creatures. The scariest to me is Dracula when he is a blood-sucking bat turning people into vampires. It got me wondering: Are vampire bats real? If so, have ...

All these superstitions and practices merged over time into vampire folklore which was subsequently carried to the New World.

With Halloween just around the corner, I am going to indulge myself and write about the vampire bat. Although not found in Colorado, the myths and lore connected to this little creature are found ...

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Vampire bats really suck, but that doesn’t make them bad neighbors. A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances claims to explain how that specific breed of bat, found in south and ...

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 ...

From the bloodcurdling powers of Count Dracula to the identity behind one of America's most famous superheroes, bats have ...

Q. Halloween brings forth some menacing creatures. The scariest to me is Dracula when he is a blood-sucking bat turning people into vampires. It got me wondering: Are vampire bats real? If so, have ...