Common Vampire Bat

The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins

Animals
The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins
The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins

Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter.

Animals
Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter.
Parasites are incredibly diverse. Here’s why they matter.

How vampire bat friendship is surprisingly like our own

Animals
How vampire bat friendship is surprisingly like our own
How vampire bat friendship is surprisingly like our own

Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Animals
Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time
Parrots help others in need, study shows for first time

Species with the spookiest names—and how they earned them

  • Animals
  • Weird & Wild
Species with the spookiest names—and how they earned them
Species with the spookiest names—and how they earned them

Vampire Bats Survive by Only Eating Blood—Now We Know How

Weird & Wild
Vampire Bats Survive by Only Eating Blood—Now We Know How
Vampire Bats Survive by Only Eating Blood—Now We Know How

Moment of Yikes: Spooky critters

  • Kids
  • Photo Ark
Moment of Yikes: Spooky critters
Moment of Yikes: Spooky critters

This Book Drives a Wooden Stake Into The Mythology of Bats

Book Talk
This Book Drives a Wooden Stake Into The Mythology of Bats
This Book Drives a Wooden Stake Into The Mythology of Bats

Moment of Yikes!

Kids
Moment of Yikes!
Moment of Yikes!

Vampire Bat

Kids
Vampire Bat
Vampire Bat

8 of Nature’s Thirstiest Bloodsuckers

8 of Nature’s Thirstiest Bloodsuckers
8 of Nature’s Thirstiest Bloodsuckers

Common vampire bat

  • Animals
  • Photo Ark
Common vampire bat
Common vampire bat

Vampire Bats Hunt by Sound of Victims' Breath, Study Says

Animals
Vampire Bats Hunt by Sound of Victims' Breath, Study Says
Vampire Bats Hunt by Sound of Victims' Breath, Study Says
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