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WASHINGTON — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. The bats live in South and Central America and are basically “living Draculas,” ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared the genome of common vampire bats to 26 other bat species ...

CORRECTION: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated who collected the specimens. The corrected version appears below. Walking through a forest in Indonesia, a researcher noticed some ...

Scientists found “vampire”-like creatures, popular as aquarium pets, in Indonesia and discovered two new species. Photo shows a representative pet market. Photo from Y K yokeboy via Unsplash ...