Environmental DNA harvested from the ocean, land and air can help scientists monitor wildlife. The challenge is figuring out how to interpret this eDNA.
These days nobody would dream of keeping a wild animal as a pet, but there was a time, not so long ago, when a gentleman ...
Vampire bats rely on amino acids from their blood diet to fuel their exercise, scientists discovered after observing the ...
Credit: Price Sewell Vampire bats rely on blood-derived amino acids to fuel their activity, scientists have discovered after making the animals work out on tiny treadmills. Most mammals ...
If you've ever thought to yourself, "Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills," then do we have the ...
Researchers found the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus), which primarily preys on mammals, can achieve this unique ...
Discover the remarkable survival strategies of vampire bats, defying typical vertebrate energy use by thriving on a blood-only diet.
The experiments allowed researchers to observe the special metabolism that sees the bats fueled by blood consumed shortly before. Vampire bats running on treadmills for science. (Price Sewell via ...
"However, one group of vertebrates has evolved to share a love of eating blood: vampire bats. And, unlike most bats, vampire bats are capable runners, meaning we could study their metabolism ...
We might not get all eight rounds as psychologist Art Kramer said Tyson's best bet is to move swiftly and end the fight as ...