Do Vampire Bats Really Drink Human Blood?
No. Vampire bats have a bad reputation today because of how the movies have portrayed them. Vampire bats rarely attack human beings. As the matter of fact, vampire bars do not like the taste of human blood; they are very rarely likely to kill their prey. Most vampire bats prey on the blood from other large animals such as cows, horses, pigs, and deer; and they usually do most of their eating in the dark or at night. When eating, the bat makes small punctures into its victim with its razor sharp teeth. Each bat will only drink about an ounce of blood per night. Vampire bats are carriers of the rabies virus, so if a human being were bit by a vampire bat, he/she would require immediate medical attention and vacations may need to be administered. Vampire bats simply do not like the taste of human blood.
