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Interview with a vampire...bat expert.

June 19, 2020 by Karen Collins

As part of our podcast episode ‘Blood-Sucking Science’ we interviewed Dr Daniel Streicker, from the University of Glasgow, about vampire bats, how they hunt in the dark and feed on their prey.

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June 19, 2020 /Karen Collins
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