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What do vampire bats and birds have in common?
Vampires and Vampire bats both drink blood. The only difference is that vampire bats drink animal blood. Plus vampire bats are real. The other type are fictional.
What is the principle diet of vampire bats?
The Vampire Bats hunt for prey/food when it is completely dark and their diet is solely blood. Some species of Vampire Bats tend to feed mainly on birds while others feed on mammals.
Are vampire bats found in Central Africa?
Vampire bats are not found in Africa. True vampire bats (those that drink the blood of other animals) are found in Central and South America. There are several species of bats called "false vampire bats" in Africa, but these bats do not drink blood, they eat small animals such as birds, small rodents, etc.
Can bats fly or can they walk?
Yes, they can run on their feet, just like a bird does.
Is there such thing as vampire bats?
Vampire bats are real bats that drink blood. They cut a hole in an animal's skin and lap up the blood. They are not vampires, they're just bats.
Why are vampire bats ugly?
Well, technically, that's your opinion. Some people do not thing "vampire bats" are ugly. I quote: "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."
Where are vampire bats found?
Vampire bats are native to Central and South America. There are three species. The common vampire bat prefers mammal blood, but rarely feeds on humans, while the other two prefer the blood of birds.
Do vampire bats suck human blood and then turn them in to vampires?
No, vampire bats suck the blood of other animals, but they do not turn into vampires because there is no such thing as a vampire. They are mythological creatures and do not exist in reality.
What kind of mammals get eaten by vampire bats?
Vampire bats feed solely on blood. There appear to be three varieties: the common vampire bat, which feeds on the blood of mammals, including humans; the hairy-legged vampire bat, and white-winged vampire bat which both feed exclusively on the blood of birds.
What do bats eat for dinner?
Vampire bats are carnivorous, so they tend to dine on the blood of birds or mammals. Some species of vampire bat dine on blood exclusively, while others supplement their diets with insects.
What small flying animal - they are about 5 centimetres long - feeds on the fresh blood of large mammals and birds?
You are describing the vampire bats, but all three species of vampire bats are somewhat longer than 5 cm.
Are vampires physically related to vampire bats or is that just a name?
Vampire folklore was around long before the discovery of vampire bats in South American in the 16th century. These bats (which feed on blood) were named after the folkloric vampire (not the other way around). The only thing that relates a fictional vampire and a real vampire bat is the name. supporting article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire#Vampire_bats
