http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:05:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Now, due to the rather large number (1,000) of bat species alive in this world, one must wonder, where does the vampire bat fit into this? Well, to explain this, we shall start off with the basics. Firstly, it must be known that there are two main groups of bats; ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/over-1000-species-of-bats-where-does-the-vampire-bat-fit-in.html When European explores returned from the New world in the 1500’, they told strange tales of blood sucking bats that live in Mexico and South America. We know now however, that vampire bats rarely bother humans, but these stories horrified Europeans. In fact, it wasn’t long before vampire bat stories ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/people-and-bats-the-legendary-tale-of-dracula-and-others.html There are many myths about bats, and for the most part they are stories that portray bats in a bad light. Bats are Blind As we have learned, bats are not blind and many have keen vision that compares well with our own or that of owls. Why then, do we have ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/myths-about-bats.html Scientists think that bats probably first appeared many years even before the oldest known bat bones, perhaps 65 to 100 million years ago. That would mean that bats lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. The earliest known megabats lived 35 million years ago. Many scientists think that they ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/origin-of-bats.html Identifying captured bats can be more difficult than finding them. The first step is to decide on whether your captured bat is a male or female. In most bats, this decision is easy because the penises of bats are conspicuous. Also, on many bats, worn areas around the nipples make ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/identifying-bats.html In some parts of the world, places of worship are sanctuaries for people. In some places this protection extends to other creatures, even bats. In India for example, bats often roost in temples. Despite their noisy comings and goings, and the messy droppings, they are usually tolerated. It may not be ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/holy-bats.html If anything is for sure, bats are not flying mice. They are however, flying mammals, which is a rare commodity. Flying is very rare among the animal species! Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight! Now, with that said, you may be thinking, “hey, what about flying squirrels?” ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/flying.html Of all things “Vampire bat”. There unique choice of food and unique style of acquiring it makes for a very interesting tale. To start off, the vampire bat will leave its roost just after dusk. The vampire bat is able to fly very rapidly as it hunts due to its ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/when-do-vampire-bats-eat.html Vampire bats are very social creatures, as are many other bat species. Vampire bats will gather together in roosts. The communal roost offers them a place to meet. Other factors also play into this, as roost sites are usually scarce, and so a good bat cave may attract many bats. These ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/vampire-bat-societies.html Blind as a bat is an expression people use to describe those who cannot see very well. Now, mind you, bats actually see quite well. Despite this, bats are nocturnal animals and so they hunt when it is dark out. Therefore, they cannot see very well when they are hunting. ... http://www.vampire-bats.net/articles/echolocation.html