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How did vampire bats evolve to survive only on blood?
short by Gaurav Shroff / on Tuesday, 20 February, 2018
A genome study on common vampire bats by over 30 international researchers has revealed that the mammals eased into the blood-only diet by feeding on blood-sucking ticks and mosquitos. Scientists noted blood is low in nutrients and may also harbour viruses while finding over 280 kinds of gut bacteria in vampire bats that could make most other mammals unwell.
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