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Scientists have figured out why vampire bats are the only mammals that can survive on a diet of just blood. They compared vampire bats to 26 other bat species and identified 13 genes that are missing or no longer work in vampire bats. Over the years, those gene tweaks helped them adapt to a blood diet rich in iron and protein but with minimal fats or carbohydrates. The bats live in South and Central America and steal blood from livestock and other animals. The researchers reported their…

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Bat Facts, Bat Photos, Vampire Bats, Female Vampire, Baby Bats, Vampire Bat, Greatest Mysteries, Weird Animals, Primates

In the world of natural selection, caring for an infant that isn’t related to you doesn’t carry obvious benefits for furthering your own genetic code. Despite this, non-kin adoption has been reported in hundreds of species ranging from finches to primates.

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