Definition of vampire bat Vampire bat
vam•pire bat
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What does vampire bat mean?
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| vampire bat - any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood | ||
| true vampire bat | ||
| carnivorous bat, microbat typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects; worldwide in distribution | ||
| desmodontidae, family desmodontidae true vampire bats | ||
| desmodus rotundus mouse-sized bat of tropical Central America and South America having sharp incisor and canine teeth; feeds on the blood of birds and mammals | ||
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vampire bat
Bat feeding on the blood (hematophagous) of large mammals such as horses or bovines.
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Vampire bats is a subfamily of bats. Unlike other bats, vampire bats feed on blood. Currently, there are three species of bats known to do this. All of them live in the Americas, in Mexico, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. Of the three known species, one feeds on the blood of mammals, the other two on the blood of birds.
The common vampire bat lives in large groups, of up to 100 animals. They have developed complex social behaviour.
Vampire bats commonly spread diseases, most notably rabies. The slaiva of the vampire bats contain chemicals that prevent the clotting of the blood of the victim; this has been used to develop drugs to help the patients of strokes and heart attacks.
The False Vampire Bats are not vampire bats; they do not feed on blood, some eat fruits, others devour small animals.
Vampires may be modeled on the bats.
