The Vampire Bat


A portrait of a Common Vampire Bat shows the detail of the face and nose-leaf. The bat's heat detecting system is located on the nose-leaf. Also evident are the tips of the upper incisors, the teeth used to make the feeding wound.
(Fenton, Brock M. Bats. Oxford and NY: Facts on File, 1992. p. 152)


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