🩸Vampire bats feeding on bovine blood ahead 🩸
Spooky season is officially here which makes October the perfect time to celebrate #BatAppreciationMonth and #BatWeek! Vampire bats are given a bad rep, but they’re not a creepy as some people may think! These #NotSoCreepyCreatures are sanguivores, meaning they feed on or consume the blood of other animals, and vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood. After landing on a potential food source, vampire bats use their razor-sharp incisors to make a tiny, painless cut in the skin of the animal. Their saliva contains an anti-coagulant called “draculin” that keeps blood flowing from the wound. Contrary to popular belief, vampire bats don’t suck blood, but rather use their grooved tongues to lap up the free-flowing blood. 🦇
Video Credit: Keeper Daria G.
