Vampire bat (IMAGE)

Emory University

Vampire bat

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A vampire bat is held in a researcher’s gloved hands. The bat’s razor-sharp teeth allow it to make an incision in an animal without the animal feeling it. An anticoagulant in vampire bat saliva keeps the blood flowing as a bat laps up a meal.

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Photo by Neto Villalobos

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