A man has died and 40 people are receiving treatment for rabies after a group of vampire bats started feeding off humans. The attack in Salvador, Brazil, saw victims taking up to find their bed sheets ...

Many mammals — like humans — can easily survive on a broad diet, getting nutrition from whatever plants or animals happen to be available and seem most delicious at the time. But some other creatures ...

For the first time, scientists have observed Diphylla ecaudata, a species of vampire bat in Brazil, feeding on human blood. Researcher Enrico Bernard spoke with As it Happens about this bat — ...

Vampire bats are spreading rabies into new areas of the Amazon Scottish scientists in the Amazon are helping to tackle a growing threat from vampire bats, which carry the deadly rabies virus.

In a study of 70 samples of bat feces in Brazil, scientists found 15 examples of human DNA You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. In a world where ...

When we think of vampire bats, friendship and co-operation may not be the qualities that come to mind for these blood-feasting creatures of the night. But maybe they should. Scientists on Thursday ...

Scottish scientists in the Amazon are helping to tackle a growing threat from vampire bats, which carry the deadly rabies virus. Researchers say more humans and livestock are being bitten by the bats ...