Are climate change and hotter temperatures going to result in blood-drinking vampire bats swarming across Florida? Possibly someday, according to a new study published in the journal Ecography last ...

Vampire bats got a bum rap in their association with Halloween and all things spooky and sinister. That reputation has been extended to all bats, which seldom, if ever, morph into immortal ...

Villages infested with vampire bats are one thing. But Nicaragua has its own folklore of blood-sucking monsters. From tales of the infamous chupacabras — the mythical alien, kangaroo, batdog that ...

For vampire bats, regurgitating blood into a roostmate’s mouth is a sign of ultimate trust. It’s a risky strategy for the creatures, who don’t know if donating their food will be reciprocated. Vampire ...

MINNETONKA CAVE, Idaho - It attacks in the dark. Like a vampire, it stalks its victims while they slumber, invading their flesh until they can take no more - and drop dead. A deadly fungus has been ...

A vampire bat may be the first mammal ever to flunk the ultimate taste test, researchers say. Mammals that eat something with a novel flavor and then get sick are known to avoid that flavor after just ...

For vampire bats, regurgitating blood into a roostmate's mouth is a sign of ultimate trust. It's a risky strategy for the creatures, who don't know if donating their food will be reciprocated. Vampire ...