Do vampire bats really drink blood??

"teacher.. im scared with the vampire bats.. it will bite us and feeding our blood.." =(

" oh my dear.. dont' be scared..

By feeding on nothing but blood and targeting their prey late at night, vampire bats sure seem like creatures from a horror movie right!!

But in real life, they are probably a lot more afraid of you than you are of them. For one thing, these shy creatures, which live in the forests rarely, attack people. And to the horses, cattle and other livestock they usually feed on, they are more like pesky mosquitoes then vicious monsters.

A vampire bat bites by using its sharp incisor teeth to make a shallow cut in its victim's skin.

It then laps up the seeping blood as substances in its saliva prevent its liquid meal from clotting.

The bite is painless, though and the loss of blood is small (1cm). In short my dear, vampire bats arent' as scary or harmful as their name would make you belive.

In fact, they're intelligent creatures and have even been known to adopt orphans and help others bats in need. so don't be scared of the vampire.. scared if we do wrong and remember scared only to our god... Allah the Almighty..=)