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Month: August 2012

the oldest vampire bat

I recently noticed that one of the vampire bats that died in 2010 at the Organization for Bat Conservation was the oldest vampire on record, at about 30 years old. Bats live 3.5 times longer than they should for their size. The average max lifespan of a bat is 17 years. For comparison, the oldest … Continue reading the oldest vampire bat

Posted on August 22, 2012September 3, 2015 by Gerry CarterPosted in About vampire batsLeave a comment

Paper on food sharing submitted

We sent out our first paper on food sharing for peer-review. Fingers crossed. In the study, we revisit the original findings on reciprocal food sharing in vampire bats and address 4 alternative evolutionary explanations of food sharing in light of new data from 53 nights over 2 years when we induced food sharing in a … Continue reading Paper on food sharing submitted

Posted on August 6, 2012September 3, 2015 by Gerry CarterPosted in NewsLeave a comment

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