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1 The Vampire Bat by Alexis
Hey! What’s up? Can you guess what I am? I have long wings and sharp incisors. What am I? I’m a Vampire Bat. I have an unusual diet. I feed on blood.

2 Classification Do you know what makes a Vampire Bat a mammal? If you want to know fly on over here. Vampire Bats are warm blooded. Their body temperature stays the same. The Vampire Bat has fur. They give live birth and breath with lungs their whole life.

3 Food and Feeding Hey! Do you know what Vampire Bats eat? Well if you want to know you should read on. Vampire Bats mostly feed on the blood of horses and cows. Sometimes they feed on the blood of birds, dogs, pigs, mules, and people. They feed on blood vessels near the skin’s surface.

4 Food and Feeding Hey! Do you know what Vampire Bats eat? Well if you want to know you should read on. Vampire Bats mostly feed on the blood of horses and cows. Sometimes they feed on the blood of birds, dogs, pigs, mules, and people. They feed on blood vessels near the skin’s surface.

5 Adaptations The Vampire Bat has many adaptations. Here are some of them. Vampire Bats have sharp incisors to bite prey. They also have long thumbs for bonding or to take off for flight. Vampire Bats will roost alone or in small groups to colonies numbering in the several thousands. Also single males will stake out territory near females and their young.

6 Habitat Now I will talk about Vampire Bats habitat. The Vampire Bat can live in many places here are some of them. Vampire Bats live in Mexico, Central America, and South America. They also live in Northern Argentina, and Chile. They are mostly limited to warm climates. They tend to seek out hollows in trees, caves, fissures, abandoned wells, mineshafts, and buildings.

7 Life Cycle Do you want to know what a Vampire Bats life cycle is. Read on if you want to know. Vampire Bats are born in early summer. They are fully grown after 3 weeks. Vampire Bats live 9 to 20 years. A female Vampire Bat matures by early fall. A male doesn’t mature until the following spring.

8 Conclusion Now you know the facts about Vampire Bats. If you want to know more look it up in a book or on the computer.

9 Resources Used http://www.conservationcentre.org/scase7.html
http bat.html:// Vampire Bats By Anna Welbacher

10 Resources Used http://www.conservationcentre.org/scase7.html
http bat.html:// Vampire Bats By Anna Welbacher


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