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Article: Vampire bats.(Live Wire: from the newsroom to your classroom)
- Article from:
- Kidsworld Magazine
- Article date:
- September 22, 2009
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Blood-sucking vampires don't exist outside of our imagination ... but blood-sucking vampire bats sure do! Recent research into the spread of rabies in Peru suggests that vampire bats are biting people at an increasing rate, leading to more rabies cases among humans. Like mythical vampires, vampire bats must drink fresh blood ever 2-3 days or they will die of starvation (their victims are not harmed and usually don't feel a thing). Typically, the bats feast on livestock such as cows to survive, but with ...
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Article: Vampire bats attack.(Life)(Brief Article)
Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication;
January 20, 2006 ;
700+ words
... ... TURIACU, Brazil -- A wave of attacks by vampire bats has killed at least 23 people in northern ... deforestation has destroyed the habitat of vampire bats and driven them into human-populated areas. Vampire bats prey on wild and domesticated animals ...
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