The common Vampire bat lives in caves across south America they carry the deadly virus called rabies their fur is a ash-brown colour and have white fur on their stomachs their babies have a tiny thumbs to cling on their mothers fur on her stomach Vampire bats can only last for 36 hours without drinking […]
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Can anybody help me understand more about this creature?
Very few bats carry the rabbies virus. What’s more, very rarely will Vampire bats feed off humans. It is true that bats only survive for about two days if they don’t get blood. This is because blood is a very low energy food. However, bats feed each other. So if one bat is low on energy another bat will give it some of its food.
They only take about a spoonfull of blood at a single sitting.
Bats being this great blood thirsty monster figure is only literary licence used by folklore and cheap pulp fiction.
All in all I wouldn’t be too worried about a vampire bat! If you want more information about bats check out yellowmagpie.com/2009/07/bat/.