Bats · 1 day ago

A vampire bat laps blood from a sleeping calf. They are the only mammals that subsist solely on blood! Photo by Bruce Dale

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A vampire bat laps blood from a sleeping calf. They are the only mammals that subsist solely on blood! Photo by Bruce Dale

Bats · 1 day ago

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There are only 3 species of vampire bats out of 1,500. Most of them eat insects or fruit and nectar.
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They are much more adorable than a mosquito, leech, flea, or tick, I’ll give them that.
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I will not be keeping one as a pet

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