Vampire Bats 'See' Blood with Heat-Sensing Organs

Wednesday, August 3, 2011 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

The bats' special heat sensors enable them to tell the difference between areas of skin that cover vessels full of delicious hot blood and areas covered in unpalatable hair.

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