296K views · 8.1K reactions | It's vampire season... vampire bat season that is. Yes, it's drinking blood. 率‍♂️ Out of nearly 1,400 bat species, only three are blood-feeding, or hematophagous: the common vampire bat, the hairy-legged vampire bat, and the whitewinged vampire bat. | Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden | Facebook

"Maaahhhmm!” Common vampire bats (𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴) form close familial bonds, especially mothers and pups. Here, a pup calls out for its mom who then returns (perhaps from an evening of hunting). But even if mom didn’t return, another bat mom may “adopt” the pup, even nursing it. Just another reason common vampire bats should be admired, not feared. Help us turn fear into facts this bat month and donate to support Brazilian bats that are facing unfair persecution. ❤️ | Bat Cons