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An interesting article on vampire bats

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Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post'

I thought you'd be interested in this from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-43112650

The item fails to mention the two other organisms that live on blood- would mesquitoes be one?


An interesting article on vampire bats

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Elektragheorgheni -Please read 'The Post'

smiley - sorry I meant mosquitoes. I am going to have to google all words over two syllables soon. smiley - senior moments, although D will reply I've never been a champion speller.


An interesting article on vampire bats

Post 3

Willem

Hi Elektra! No probs! I liked the article. Anyways there are lots, lots, lots of blood-feeding animals ... the article mentioned only three blood-sucking *mammal* species and those are all vampire bats: Desmodus rotundus is the common vampire, Diphylla ecaudata is the hairy-legged vampire, and Diaemus youngi is the white-winged vampire. All of them occur in South and/or Central America.


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