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Caracas : Venezuela | about 1 year ago
In Venezuela, 38 tribe's people including children have died as a result of attacks by vampire bats. The exact cause has not been determined yet but most are certain it was rabies carried...
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Vampire Bats kill 38 in Venezuela

Posted By: whiteshark

Vampire bats hunt only when it is fully dark and can survive on a purely liquid diet. Their hearing is highly sensitive to the sound of animals sleeping and they typically approach on foot, biting their victim then lapping up the blood at the site of the haemorrhage. Their saliva contains a substance known as draculin, which prevents their prey's blood from clotting.

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