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- November 1, 1996
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The Bite of a Bat
While I've long had great respect for the Museum's Howard Topoff, I believe he is in error regarding the teeth of vampire bats ("Dangerous Creatures," September 1996).
The vampire bat does have long canines, but it cuts its victim's skin with its highly modified upper incisors.
Guy Tudor Forest Hills, New York
You are right. According to Karl Koopman, curator emeritus of mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History, the incisors do the job.-Eds.
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