Vampire bat

fear of bats than the vampire bat. Movie portrayal and public perception of them as creepy, blood-sucking monsters is an incorrect representation. The vampire bat in fact rarely kills its prey and is very ordinary looking, although they do have some fascinating adaptations to their ecology and lifestyle, their anatomy and physiology, and their feeding behaviors. The Vampire Bat is a small, carnivorous mammal who drinks the blood of birds, horses, pigs, and cows. Although it is uncommon, they have been known to bite humans as well. Hematophagy is the name for their blood diet. Their scientific name is the Desmodus Rotundus and they are a nocturnal species from the family Phyllostomidae and is the only…

Another way in which they are of use to humans is in scientific study.Vampire bats are currently being studied by scientists to produce a possible medicine that will aid people with heart problems. Their saliva contains a blood thinning agent that could possibly be used in a ground breaking medication that will not harm bat populations and will hopefully reduce the negative stigma for the bats. There is also research surrounding bats echolocation abilities that could assist the blind in the…

Everyone knows vampires, the beings of mythical legends that feed on human blood. Luckily, they aren’t real… but vampire bats are. You may be thinking, “Nah, those bats only feed on, like, birds and horses and stuff…” but it turns out, you’d be wrong and possibly afraid. Researchers have recently found that not only do vampire bats feed on things other than their birds or cows, but humans, too. Inhabiting the northeastern forests of Brazil, the hairy-legged vampire bat is one of three species…

Recently in Tonosi, Panama, a farmer named Francisco Oliva has been struggling to keep his cattle alive due to the increasing issue of vampire bat attacks. Many people believe that vampire bats are becoming an issue for their farms and cattle, and want them to be exterminated immediately, while some want them to stay alive to their usefulness to research purposes. Here are some reasons why vampire bats are important for research. The first reason that explains why vampire bats should be kept…

Should vampire bats be killed or protected and research? Vampire bats could lead to many technological and biological breakthroughs, but they can spread rabies and attack humans and cattle. These creatures should be studied, not put to death. This is because they help us through many technological and biological discoveries as mention in Los Angeles Times’ article “ Vampire bat debate: To kill or not to kill” on paragraph 15,” Bats have developed a radar system that can distinguish the tiniest…

Top 4 Ugliest Creatures including Vampire Bat, Marilyn Manson is not among eight I know what you are thinking, this article is just going to trash Marilyn Manson. Well, trust me that is not the intent. However, we will not bounce around the fact that Marilyn Manson has a very crazy “look”. However, he still is not as ugly as the vampire bat, and these other creatures. NUMBER 1: THE VAMPIRE BAT Bats are not amongst the most gorgeous looking creatures anyways, but the vampire bat is downright…

Vampire bat By: Sarah hawkins 36.7 million people die from AIDS and 1,500 die from cancer each day and vampire bats could change that if we don't kill them we could find out and lower that number.Bats should not be killed because they could be a cure to cancer and AIDS. If they were to be killed the food chain would be messed up and could not be fixed. Also they help farmers with crops because of bugs. They are very helpful to humans and the environment in many ways to find out more…

Keeping vampire bats alive! Just because bats like to hover over herds and suck their blood is not a good enough reason to kill them. Firstly, saving vampire bats will help us in our favor. How? You might ask, well bats carry a certain anti-coagulant. For instance, this certain anti- coagulant can prevent heart attacks, vampire bats may also be the cure for AIDS of different kinds if cancers. Therefore, we should not kill vampire bats, because in the long term they will help us out. Secondly,…

Davis Martin Mr Gale Comp 3 22 April 2017 People have heard of mythical creatures before all the stories and myths people were told they were just stories. It raises the question however were this creature real or are they still just figments of people's imagination. Three mythical creature people have heard of due to their popularity are the werewolf, vampire, and zombies. This have been popular creatures in many movies and tv shows. However some actually believe these creatures are real. So…

Brown Myostis infected with White Nose Syndrome to bats without White Nose Syndrome. As expected, Pseudogymnoascus destructans caused significant changes in gene expression within the tissue. Inflammatory responses paired with anti-fungal host responses were triggered by the introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Necessary chemokines (Small secreted proteins that induce a certain response) were produced in tissue with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, but immune cells were not recruited to…