Vampire Bat

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The vampire bat of South America measures two or three feet from wingtip to wingtip. It lives by sucking blood from other vertebrates while they sleep and commonly without awakening them.

Keywords

Mammalia, mammals, bat, Vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus

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Bats, Mammals: B

Source

Worthington Hooker, Natural History (New York:Harper & Brothers, 1882) 41

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