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		<title>The Dreaded Vampire Bat</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://critter.science/the-dreaded-vampire-bat/" title="The Dreaded Vampire Bat" rel="nofollow"><img width="300" height="157" src="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vb1a-300x157.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="vampire bat" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" srcset="https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vb1a-300x157.jpg 300w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vb1a-800x420.jpg 800w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vb1a-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https://critter.science/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vb1a-scaled.jpg 900w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a><p>This article was originally published on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://critter.science">Critter Science</a>.</p>
<p>The vampire bat. The stuff of legends and nightmares. Contrary to the mythical tales of Dracula, these flying <a class="glossaryLink"  aria-describedby="tt"  data-cmtooltip="&#60;div class=glossaryItemTitle&#62;mammals&#60;/div&#62;&#60;div class=glossaryItemBody&#62;Mammals are warm-blooded vertebrate animals of a class that is distinguished by the possession of hair or fur, the secretion of milk by females for the nourishment of their young, and (typically) the birth of live young; although, there are some mammals that lay eggs such as &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;platypuses&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt; and &#38;lt;strong&#38;gt;echidnas&#38;lt;/strong&#38;gt;.&#60;/div&#62;"  href="https://critter.science/glossary/mammals/"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>mammals</a> cannot transform into the dreaded undead. But they do feed on blood as their meal. They can be found from the southern United States, to Mexico, Central America, and through most [&#8230;]</p>
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