vampire bat (IMAGE)

University of Washington

vampire bat

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The hairy-legged vampire bat, Diphylla ecaudata, feeds primarily on the blood of birds. It is one of three living species of vampire bats — all of them noctilionoid, and all with sharply reduced numbers of teeth and short jaws, likely due to their specialized diet.

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Sharlene Santana/University of Washington

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