On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," learn how the vampire bat is the only mammal that survives exclusively on a diet of fresh blood.
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Fooled by Nature: Vampire Bat Basics
On Animal Planet's "Fooled by Nature," learn how the vampire bat is the only mammal that survives exclusively on a diet of fresh blood.
Added: Sep 11, 2008
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