Vampire bats, the only mammals to feed exclusively on blood, including human blood, recognize their prey by the sound of its breathing. In a study published today in the open access journal BMC ...

You can probably picture a vampire: Pale, sharply fanged undead sucker of blood, deterred only by sunlight, religious paraphernalia and garlic. They’re gnarly creatures, often favorite subjects for ...

A curious idea often circles human speech patterns. People subtly mirror sounds heard from friends. Similar behaviour appears in wild animals too. New research now reveals that vampire bats do ...